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Weekend Box Office – ZOMBIELAND Reaps a $25 Million Opening

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 4th, 2009 at 11:00 am

“Zombieland” is already a financial hit for Sony.  After opening up a big lead on Friday, Ruben Fleischer’s $24 million directorial debut continued to dominate a crowded weekend session, closing Sunday with an estimated $25 million from 3,036 engagements.  And because, lately, the box office has room for only one hit per weekend, new releases like Drew Barrymore’s “Whip It” suffered by comparison.

	Title	Weekend	Total
1	Zombieland	$25,000,000	$25,000,000
2	Cloudy w/a Chance	$16,700,000	$82,392,000
3	Toy Story 1 & 2	$12,500,000	$12,500,000
4	The Invention of Lying	$7,350,000	$7,350,000
5	Surrogates	$7,344,000	$26,387,000
6	Whip It	$4,850,000	$4,850,000
7	Capitalism: A Love Story	$4,850,000	$5,252,000
8	Fame	$4,754,000	$16,634,000
9	The Informant!	$3,800,000	$26,580,000
10	Love Happens	$2,777,000	$18,910,000

Friday Box Office – ZOMBIELAND On Top with a $9.4 Million Debut

by Nicole Pedersen    Posted: October 3rd, 2009 at 10:07 am

October is off to a strong start for at least one studio. Sony saw “Zombieland” take number one on Friday with a $9.4 million debut in 3,036 theatres. The horror/comedy hybrid knocked another Sony release, “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs”, into second place after two weeks at number one. In other 3D news, the debut of Pixar’s “Toy Story 1 & 2″ was not far behind “Meatballs” with $3.2 million. Disney’s double bill should take a bite out of Sony’s weekend-matinee monopoly but, playing in only 1,745 locations, it may be hard for the retooled toys to catch up.  Sony was not the only studio that had something to smile about on Friday. Warner Brothers’ new comedy “The Invention of Lying” surprised even the studio by coming in fourth with a $2.5 million debut in 1,707 theatres.  Fox Searchlight’s “Whip It”, playing in the same number of venues, was also a surprise.  The Drew Barrymore/Ellen Page vehicle fell short of the top five despite those ‘sneak peaks’ the studio hosted last Saturday.  Check back tomorrow for full weekend box office results.

	Title	Friday	Total
1	Zombieland	$9,400,000	$9.4
2	Cloudy w/a Chance	$3,700,000	$69.4
3	Toy Story 1 & 2	$3,200,000	$3.2
4	Invention of Lying	$2,500,000	$2.5
5	Surrogates	$2,200,000	$21.2

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