The weekend saw “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” on the top of the North American box office beating “ Surrogates” and “Fame” despite being on its second week. Bad news for Disney (“Surrogates” distributor) and MGM/Lakeshore (“Fame” distributor) since their opening weekends resulted in really weak sale, especially compared to what they expected ($20 million and $15 million respectively). Aside from the weak sales what must rankle even more are the ratings moviegoers have been giving the two film, a C for “Surrogates” and a B for “Fame”. This doesn’t bode well for them because it will mean a short run giving them little chance to turn things around.
1. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs” (Sony): $24.6 million – 2nd weekend; $60 million – total domestic sales
2. “Surrogates” (Disney): $15 million – opening weekend
3. “Fame” (MGM/Lakeshore): $10 million – opening weekend
4. “The Informant” (Warner Bros./Participant/Groundswell): $6.9 million – 2nd weekend; $21 million – total domestic sales
5. “I Can Do Bad All by Myself” (Lionsgate): $4.8 million – 3rd weekend; $44.5 million – total domestic sales
6. “Pandorum” (Overture/Constantin): $4.4 million – opening weekend
7. “Love Happens” (Universal/Relativity): $4.3 million – 2nd weekend; $14.7 million – total domestic sales
8. “Jennifer’s Body” (Fox): $3.5 – 2nd weekend; $12.3 million – total domestic sales
9. “9” (Focus): $2.8 million – 3rd weekend; $27.1 million – total domestic sales
10.”Inglourious Basterds” (Weinstein Co./Universal): $2.7 million – 6th weekend; $114.5 million – total domestic sales