WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, JANUARY 23-25, 2009 Rank. Movie Title - Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #
1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop - $21.5 million | 3,144 | $64.8 million | 2
2. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans - $20.7 million | 2,942 | $20.7 million | 1
3. Gran Torino - $16.0 million | 3,045 | $97.6 million | 7
4. Hotel for Dogs - $12.4 million | 3,271 | $37.0 million | 2
5. Slumdog Millionaire - $10.6 million | 1,411 | $55.9 million | 11
Source: www.boxofficemojo.com
Slumdog is making a run at the box office and remains the front-runner for an Oscar for Best Picture. But why make a beautiful, thought-provoking Indian film when you could just make a movie about a fat mall cop?
And it doesn't seem that Underworld misses Kate Beckinsale in a starring role.