Box Office Results News

This week was an interesting one as Halloween weekend came and went.

Michael Jackson proved one last time that he's the King of Pop with This is It, the documentary of what was to be his most recent concert, garnering approximately $21 million and landing the #1 spot at the box office and raising it's 5 day tally to $101 million. 

Oren Peli's micro-budget horror gem Paranormal Activity dropped to number 2, but raked in another $16 million to end up at $84.8 million total, making it the highest-grossing horror movie of the year. Meanwhile, Twisted Pictures' Saw VI dropped off sharply in its second weekend, moving down to number 5 for Halloween, only bringing in $5.5 million for a $20 million take. Saw VII and VIII doesn't look like such a good idea right now...

Here's the top 5 of the weekend:

1. Michael Jackson's This Is It: $21.3 million
2. Paranormal Activity: $16.5 million
3. Law Abiding Citizen: $7.3 million
4. Couples Retreat: $6.1 million
5. Saw VI: $5.6 million

Movie goers chose teenagers trying to avoid death this weekend over angry Jews trying to kill Hitler.

The final installment in the Final Destination franchise knocked Inglourious Basterds out of its top spot. Here's a rundown of the top five films at the multiplex:

1. The Final Destination: $28.3 million
2. Inglourious Basterds: $20 million
3. Halloween II: $17.4
4. District 9: $10.7
5. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $8 million

It was a great weekend for killing Nazis.

The Quentin Tarantino-penned Inglourious Basterds dominated at the box office, slicing up the competition and setting an opening weekend best for the director. Here's a rundown of the top five films:

1. Inglourious Basterds: $37.6 million
2. District 9: $18.9 million
3. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $12.5 million
4. The Time Traveler's Wife: $10 million
5. Julie & Julia: $9 million

District 9 was made for $30 million. This weekend, it earned $37 at the box office.

That's a pretty solid turnaround.

Here's a look at the complete top five from the last three days, which doesn't bode well for Jeremy Piven or anyone involved with The Goods: Live Hard. Sell Hard.

1. District 9: $37 million
2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $22.5 million
3. The Time Traveler's Wife: $19.2 million
4. Julie and Julia: $12.4 million
5. G-Force: $6.9 million 

Cobra wasn't the only thing to rise this weekend, as far as the first G.I. Joe movie went.

The action-packed flick also saw its box office haul sky-rocket, as it easily took in the most money over the weekend. Here's a look at the complete top five:

1. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra: $56.2 million
2. Julie and Julia: $20.1 million
3. G-Force: $9.8 million
4. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $8.8 million
5. Funny People: $7.8 million

For at least a couple days, movie goes chose to laugh instead of cower in fear of Lord Voldemort.

The Judd Apatow-directed Funny People nabbed the top spot at the box office, beating out a certain boy wizard and a certain, stupid romantic comedy. The complete top five is below:

1. Funny People: $23.4 million
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $17.7 million
3. G-Force: $17 million
4. The Ugly Truth: $13 million
5. Aliens in the Attic: $7.8 million

It looks like Harry Potter had to face something much deadlier than Voldemort at the box office this weekend... and lost. 

Jerry Bruckheimer's family-friendly G-Force and its army of CGI guinea pigs were able to take down everyone's favorite boy wizard.

So what did the numbers end up looking like over the weekend for the top five?

1. G-Force: $32.1 million
2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $30 million
3. The Ugly Truth: $27 million
4. Orphan: $12.7 million
5. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $8.2 million

In the least surprising movie news of the summer, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince owned this weekend's box office.

The series' sixth installment conjured up an estimated $79.5 million for its opening weekend, placing its first five days at a $159.7 million, a franchise best. Here's a look at the complete top five:

1. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince: $74.5 million
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $17.7 million
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $13.7 million
4. Bruno: $8.3 million
5. The Hangover: $8.3 million

At midnight this morning, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince opened in theaters across the nation.

And even though it may have been far past the bedtime of many fans, audiences came out in droves.

The sixth installment in this franchise earned an estimated $20 million for its midnight screenings, beating the $18.5 million midnight runs by The Dark Knight and Star Wars: Episode III Revenge of the Sith.

In June, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen grossed $16 million in midnight runs.

Translation: Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince is already a blockbuster.

Despite its R rating, Sacha Baron Cohen's latest outing, Bruno, manged to take the top spot at the box office, but barely beat out its competition, Ice Age: Daw of the Dinosaurs, now in its second week.

Check out the weekend numbers from the top five movies in theaters.

1. Bruno: $30.4 million
2. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs: $28.5 million
3. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: $24.2 million
4. Public Enemies: $14.1 million
5. The Proposal: $10.5 million