Wednesday, November 10, 2010

'Megamind' Masters The Top Of The Weekend Box Office

'Due Date' and 'For Colored Girls' open strong in second and third place for one of the best November box offices in recent history.
By Josh Wigler


Megamind (voiced by Will Ferrell)
Photo: DreamWorks

It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas, at least in Hollywood, as the release of new films "Megamind," "Due Date" and "For Colored Girls" joined forces to create one of the most lucrative November weekend box-office performances ever, promising a very strong start to the forthcoming holiday season.

The animated comedy "Megamind" was the weekend's biggest winner, spreading its sinister influence over American moviegoers everywhere to the tune of $47.7 million. "Megamind" stars Will Ferrell as the titular supervillain, who goes through a change of heart once the defeat of his superhero archrival (Brad Pitt) inspires the rise of a new bad guy (Jonah Hill). The flick shares similar themes to "Despicable Me," Steve Carell's animated superhero flick that arrived earlier this summer. Although "Megamind" scored roughly $10 million less in its opening weekend than "Despicable Me," the success of both movies proves that it's still good to be bad at the box office.

"The Hangover" director Todd Phillips' return to hard R-rated comedy in "Due Date" wasn't without its fair share of witnesses, as Robert Downey Jr. and Zach Galifianakis' hilarious road-trip adventure brought in a solid $33.5 million for a second-place finish. Not as strong an opening as "The Hangover" in 2009, "Due Date" nonetheless brought home the bacon, clearing more than half of its own production budget in the process.

Tyler Perry's "For Colored Girls" debuted solidly in third place for Lionsgate, raking in $20.1 million in its first weekend in theaters. It was not exactly the most impressive of Perry's performances — "Madea Goes to Jail," at $41 million, still holds the record for his best opening — but considering it cleared the film's production budget in its first weekend, "For Colored Girls" certainly did its job.

Fourth place belonged to "Red" ($8.9 million), the Bruce Willis-led action comedy that continues to hold onto a top five seat after four weekends at the box office. The film currently sits atop a total domestic money pile worth $71.9 million. "Saw 3D" rounded out the weekend's top five performers with an $8.2 million take.

The Box-Office Top Five

#1 "Megamind" ($47.7 million)
#2 "Due Date" ($33.5 million)
#3 "For Colored Girls" ($20.1 million)
#4 "Red" ($8.9 million)
#5 "Saw 3D" ($8.2 million)

Upcoming Releases

Rachel McAdams and Harrison Ford have a story in "Morning Glory" this Wednesday, while alien thriller "Skyline" and Tony Scott's "Unstoppable" land in theaters on Friday.

Check out everything we've got on "Megamind," "Due Date" and "For Colored Girls."

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Source: http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1651722/20101108/story.jhtml

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