Box Office Review – March 29, 2009

WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, MARCH 27-29, 2009

Rank. Movie Title – Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #

1. Monsters Vs. Aliens – $58.2 million | 4,104 | $58.2 million | 1

2. The Haunting in Connecticut – $23.0 million | 2,732 | $23.0 million | 1

3. Knowing – $14.7 million | 3,337 | $46.2 million | 2

4. I Love You, Man – $12.6 million | 2,717 | $37.0 million | 2

5. Duplicity – $7.6 million | 2,579 | $25.6 million | 2

Source: boxofficemojo.com

Big weekend for monsters. Monsters Vs. Aliens crushed the competition, but was on almost 1,000 more screens than anything else. And it was about $10 million short of Ice Age: The Meltdown. The creepy first half of The Haunting in Connecticut was enough to scare up some business. And while Knowing and I Love You, Man showed they have staying power, Julia Roberts didn’t have the box office impact she’s used to.