WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, AUGUST 21-23, 2009 Rank. Movie Title - Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #

1. Inglourious Basterds - $37.6 million | 3,165 | $37.6 million | 1

Complete coverage of Inglourious Basterds

Scorecard Review by Nick Allen – 9/10 Scorecard Review by Jeff Bayer – 10/10 (His first 10 of the year) Top 7 Characters created by Quentin Tarantino Interviews with Laurent, Roth, and Kruger Interviews with Tarantino, Myers, Waltz, and Novak Bayer’s KPTV Reel Review of Inglourious Basterds

2. District 9 - $18.9 million | 3,050 | $73.5 million | 2

Bayer’s TSR – 6/10 Allen’s TSR – 6/10

3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - $12.5 million | 3,953 | $120.5 million | 3

Bayer’s TSR = 5/10

4. The Time Traveler's Wife - $10.0 million | 2,988 | $37.4 million | 2

Bayer’s TSR – 7/10

5. Julie & Julia - $9.0 million | 2,463 | $59.3 million | 3

Bayer’s TSR = 7/10 Allen’s TSR = 4/10

Source: www.boxofficemojo.com

Sometimes you pull out your hair because a bad movie made good money. No need to worry about this now, as Inglourious Basterds easily won the box office. Thank you, society. You did good.