Weekend Box Office: 'Why Did I Get Married' is new champ!

[The Clown Prince]

People love his movies so it's no surprise that Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married came in number one with $21.5 million!

After two weeks at number one, The Game Plan fell one spot to second with $11.5 million and a $59.4 million total.

Michael Clayton opened to a wider release which placed it in third place this weekend with $11 million and a $12 million total.

Opening in fourth place was We Own the Night with $11 million.

And rounding out the top 5 is The Heartbreak Kid with $7.4 million and a $26 million total.

Also opening this weekend was Elizabeth: The Golden Age which came in sixth place with $6.1 million.

And opening as well all the way down in twentith place was The Final Season in 1,011 theaters with $665,000

Out of the top 12 are Feel the Noise (13th), Mr. Woodcock (14th), Eastern Promises (17th), and The Brave One (19th).

Opening next weekend are six(!) new movies. First up is the creature horror film 30 Days of Night (rated R) based off of the graphic novel of the same name. It stars Josh Hartnett, Melissa George, Danny Huston, Ben Foster, and Mark Boone Junior.

Next up is the sports comedy spoof The Comebacks (rated PG-13) with David Koechner, Carl Weathers, Matthew Lawrence, Brooke Nevin, Jackie Long, and Jesse Garcia.

And then Gone Baby Gone (rated R). Directed by Ben Affleck it stars Casey Affleck, Michelle Monaghan, Morgan Freeman, and Ed Harris.

Next up is Rendition (rated R) starring Jake Gyllenhall, Reese Witherspoon, Alan Arkin, Peter Saarsgard, and Meryl Streep.

And then we have Things We Lost in the Fire (rated R) with Halle Berry, Benicio Del Toro, David Duchovny, and Alison Lohman.

And finally we have Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour (rated PG) with Rissa Walters, Dan Comrie, Brian Comrie, and Nicole Des Coteaux.

Here are your numbers....


1) Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married- $21,500,000 ($21,500,000) NEW!
2) The Game Plan- $11,506,000 ($59,447,000)
3) Michael Clayton- $11,010,000 ($12,087,000)
4) We Own the Night- $11,000,000 ($11,000,000) NEW!
5) The Heartbreak Kid- $7,425,000 ($26,001,000)
6) Elizabeth: The Golden Age- $6,183,000 ($6,183,000) NEW!
7) The Kingdom- $4,566,000 ($39,954,000)
8) Across the Universe- $4,000,000 ($12,909,000)
9) Resident Evil: Extinction- $2,650,000 ($48,067,000)
10) The Seeker: The Dark is Rising- $2,150,000 ($7,104,000)
11) Good Luck Chuck- $2,030,000 ($32,756,000)
12) 3:10 to Yuma- $1,460,000 ($51,457,000)
20) The Final Season $665,000 ($665,000) NEW!

The Clown Prince

[Matt Hazuda]

I think I can say for the first time ever since I started keeping track of the box office "What the hell is this movie and why have I never heard of it till just now?"

I know the fall is a crappy time for movies, but sheesh, did this only get ads on the urban-oriented channels and programming?

[Michael24]

I did see Tyler Perry on The Tonight Show last week to promote it, but that was it. I think I've only see one TV spot for it, around 1AM.

[Discloner]

...this will only make Janet Jackson think she still has a career. =/

[mr.happy]

...this will only make Janet Jackson think she still has a career. =/

And make Eva Mendez wonder if the nude scene she has been plugging 24-7 for the last few weeks is really only worth $11 million.

[Discloner]

And make Eva Mendez wonder if the nude scene she has been plugging 24-7 for the last few weeks is really only worth $11 million.

How bizarre that Janet Jackson, now-famous for flashing a single nipple at America, is in a #1 movie. While a movie where Eva Mendez flashes a single nipple is just a few spots away from being out of the top 5.

[The Penguin]

I'm a bit thrown by this We Own the Night looks really good and has gotten a lot for promotion from at least my lounge chair. Number four is tremendously disappointing.

[Tobias]

Hoorah for Heartbreak Kid bombing. That'll teach the Farelly's to take a classic film and make it into a grossout comedy.

Next week, I'll definately try to go see the Comebacks. Unlike Date Movie and Epic Movie, this one actually looks like it might be funny.

[DarthGonzo]

What's the deal with these Tyler Perry movies? They seem to come out of absolutely nowhere and then seem to do pretty well for themselves at the box office.

[Elf]

I'm all for Gone Baby Gone next week. Mystic River was a favorite of mine and this has a more epic feel to it.

Michael Clayton was somewhat numbing, but it had a great ending though.

[Hades]

1. When did this even get advertised?
2. What do people like about Tyler Perry?

[Michael24]

His House of Payne series is on the unfunniest "sitcoms" I've ever seen. Many of the jokes and "funny" stuff is just so lame an eight year old could write something funnier. The awful canned audience laughter doesn't help, either. I burst out laughing one day when an ad contained a quote from some critic comparing it to The Cosby Show.

[Anthony C.]

I think I can say for the first time ever since I started keeping track of the box office "What the hell is this movie and why have I never heard of it till just now?"

I know the fall is a crappy time for movies, but sheesh, did this only get ads on the urban-oriented channels and programming?

No, the commercial was played on every outlet on every channel in the country and not just on BET. Just because you weren't watching the commercials or refused to look at it doesn't mean it wasn't on NBC broadcasting.

[Discloner]

I'm a bit thrown by this We Own the Night looks really good and has gotten a lot for promotion from at least my lounge chair. Number four is tremendously disappointing.

We Own the Night is among the worst films I've seen all year - and I've seen a bunch of them. I personally recommend seeing something else, anything else, but that's the best I can do from my spot. It's not that it was horribly acted or anything - it was just....well awful. I don't think I've sat through a movie wondering when it'd be over as much as I was wondering it in this movie - and I saw Scary Movie 4.

[Baltofan]

Both 30 Days of Night and Sarah Landon looks good.

[Pamela Isley]

His House of Payne series is on the unfunniest "sitcoms" I've ever seen. Many of the jokes and "funny" stuff is just so lame an eight year old could write something funnier. The awful canned audience laughter doesn't help, either. I burst out laughing one day when an ad contained a quote from some critic comparing it to The Cosby Show.

I do agree. I've seen the commericals for it on TBS and it certainly made me not want to turn in. Having seen two Tyler Perry movies, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, it was a bit stunned he could helm something that bad. Guess that's television for ya. I haven't decided whether or not to go see his latest. Not the biggest fan of Janet Jackson these days.

[tb4000]

It's obvious people are going to see his stuff, and not just black people. Even if every black person in the country went to see this it still wouldn't hit number one.

[Hanshotfirst113]

And make Eva Mendez wonder if the nude scene she has been plugging 24-7 for the last few weeks is really only worth $11 million.

Does she have a nude scence that she's been hyping or something?

[NewcomerDC]

I do agree. I've seen the commericals for it on TBS and it certainly made me not want to turn in. Having seen two Tyler Perry movies, Diary of a Mad Black Woman and Madea's Family Reunion, it was a bit stunned he could helm something that bad. Guess that's television for ya. I haven't decided whether or not to go see his latest. Not the biggest fan of Janet Jackson these days.

Next thing you know, Janet Jackson's doing a movie about her life. In all honesty, House of Payne is coming out on DVD later on this year so Lionsgate will be looking forward into how much money this "unfunny" show will take in DVD sales. Shoot, be on the lookout if that gun-toting granny returns to the box office next year.

[NewcomerDC]

Plus, watch out for Perry's next show: Meet the Browns. Hopefully, that will be funnier than the dreck that is House of Payne.