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Weekend Box Office – ‘CLOUDY’ Again, ‘SURROGATES’ and ‘FAME’ Follow

For the second week in a row, “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” has taken the top spot at the box office at $24.6 million. Following in the number two spot is “Surrogates,” starring Bruce Willis. The film opened with a lackluster $15 million dollars. The remake of “Fame” opened in third place, bringing in just over $10 million.

TW	LW	Title (click to view)	Studio	Weekend Gross	% Change	Theater Count / Change		Average	Total Gross	Budget*	Week #
1	1	Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs	Sony	$24,600,000	-18.8%	3,119	–	$7,887	$60,036,000	$100	2
2	N	Surrogates	BV	$15,000,000	–	2,951	–	$5,083	$15,000,000	$80	1
3	N	Fame (2009)	MGM	$10,033,000	–	3,096	–	$3,241	$10,033,000	$18	1
4	2	The Informant!	WB	$6,915,000	-33.9%	2,505	–	$2,760	$20,992,000	$22	2
5	3	Tyler Perry’s I Can Do Bad All By Myself	LGF	$4,750,000	-51.9%	2,120	-135	$2,241	$44,543,000	–	3
6	N	Pandorum	Over.	$4,408,000	–	2,506	–	$1,759	$4,408,000	$40	1
7	4	Love Happens	Uni.	$4,327,000	-46.3%	1,898	–	$2,280	$14,728,000	$18	2
8	5	Jennifer’s Body	Fox	$3,500,000	-49.0%	2,738	+36	$1,278	$12,306,000	$16	2
9	6	9	Focus	$2,832,000	-49.1%	2,025	-35	$1,399	$27,101,000	$30	3
10	7	Inglourious Basterds	Wein.	$2,722,000	-28.7%	1,960	-559	$1,389	$114,460,000	$70	6
11	8	All About Steve	Fox	$2,300,000	-31.8%	1,965	-194	$1,170	$29,954,000	–	4
12	10	The Final Destination	WB (NL)	$1,380,000	-42.2%	1,175	-630	$1,174	$64,606,000	$40	5

Kevin Brackett

Kevin Brackett is a professional film and theatre critic. He is also a member of the St. Louis Film Critics Association (SLFCA). Since founding Review St. Louis in 2008, he remains editor and operator of the online publication. Kevin is also a co-host of the Reel Spoilers podcast, and former National Vice President of the Technology Student Association (TSA), comprised of over 200,000 members worldwide. E-mail: kevin [at] reviewstl.com.