DISNEY - ZOMBIELAND SURVIVES PLUNGE IN BOX-OFFICE SALES

ZOMBIELAND SURVIVES PLUNGE IN BOX-OFFICE SALES

Sony Pictures had its sixth No. 1 film of the year this weekend as Zombieland opened with $24.733 million, final box-office figures indicated on Monday. However, no other new release clicked, and most other films came in significantly below their weekend estimates. It all resulted in the second consecutive "down" week at the box office. Not that there weren't any bright spots. Sony also had the No. 2 film as Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs dropped only 37 percent despite the arrival of Disney's Toy Story double feature. Meatballs wound up with a total of $15.81 million, while Toy Story rook in $12.49 million. Warner Bros.' The Invention of Lying and Fox Searchlight's Whip It flopped, as they earned just $4.11 million and $4.65 million respectively. Michael Moore's documentary Capitalism A Love Story expanded into 962 theaters, earning $4.45 million, but that was lower than his first week of Sicko last year. However, box office analyst Paul Dergarabedian observed Monday, "Try to name another documentary filmmaker who would even have a chance to see their film compete in the Top 10 box-office derby."

The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Box Office Mojo (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date) 1. Zombieland , Sony, $24,733,155, (New); 2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs , Sony, $15,809,039, 3 Wks. ($81,501,320); 3. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 , Disney, $12,491,789, (New); 4. Surrogates , Disney, $7,241,054, 2 Wks. ($26,284,134); 5. The Invention of Lying , Warner Bros., $7,027,472, (New); 6. Whip It, Fox Searchlight, $4,650,812, 1 Wks, ($4,650,812); 7. Fame, MGM, $4,626,952, 2 Wks, ($16,507,188); 8. Capitalism A Love Story, Overture, $4,447,378, 2 Wks. ($4,849,067); 9. The Informant!, Warner Bros., $3,689,235, 2 Wks. ($26,469,331); 10. Love Happens, Universal, $2,749,025, 3 Wks. ($18,882,080).

06/10/2009