WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, MARCH 13-15, 2009 Rank. Movie Title - Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #
1. Race to Witch Mountain - $25.0 million | 3,187 | $25.0 million | 1
2. Watchmen - $18.1 million | 3,611 | $86.0 million | 2
3. The Last House on the Left - $14.7 million | 2,401 | $14.7 million | 1
4. Taken - $6.7 million | 2,858 | $126.8 million | 7
5. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail - $5.1 million | 2,203 | $83.2 million | 4
Source: boxofficemojo.com
Watchmen is slipping. This was to be expected. All the die-hards saw it the first week. But dang, a 67 percent drop is significant. It now stands the risk of being forgotten.
And it appears parents were content in seeing Dwayne Johnson in a very below average family film, which doesn't really have any connection to the originals.
Let's just sit back in awe of Taken. $126 million. Still in the top 5 aftter almost two months. Most impressive.