This Week's Box Office Results: Yo, Joe!

The following is courtesy of Box Office Mojo.com:

1 G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra$56,200,000 $56,200,000

2 Julie & Julia$20,100,000 $20,100,000

3 G-Force$9,804,000 $86,116,000

4 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince$8,880,000 $273,800,000

5 Funny People$7,866,000 $40,417,000

6 The Ugly Truth$7,000,000 $69,088,000

7 A Perfect Getaway$5,765,000 $5,765,000

8 Aliens in the Attic$4,000,000 $16,293,000

9 Orphan$3,730,000 $34,822,000

10 (500) Days of Summer$3,725,000 $12,343,000

Another weekend where the #1 film is a surprise to no one. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra has taken the top spot with an estimated $56 million. As far as wiether or not it's any good, I'll leave it up to you. As far as the other new openings, Julie & Julia has taken in the date movie crowd and the #2 slot with a respectable 20 mil. A Perfect Getaway didn't fare as well; opening at #7 and a only making $5.7 mil.

And on that note, this also brings the summer movie season to an UNOFFICIAL close. Technically, it doesn't end until labor day weekend, but looking at the release schedule between now and then, there doesn't seem to be another movie with the ability to do record-breaking numbers. Solid business, yes... but don't expect $100 mil openings anytime soon.

Next week offers up the sci-fi movie District 9, Hayao Miyazaki latest animated feature Ponyo opens stateside, Band Slam will make it's debut, Eric Bana stars in The Time Traveler's Wife, and Jeremy Piven stars in The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. (Why not leave the title to simply The Goods?)

Gi JOe might just be a good movie.........!

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Ugh! I can't believe that many people went to go see The Ugly Truth. No wait...I guess I can.

(500) Days of Summer is in the top ten now. Glad to see it's doing well. :)sammyjenkis898

Ugh! I can't believe that many people went to go see The Ugly Truth. No wait...I guess I can.

Lord_Daemon

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"](500) Days of Summer is in the top ten now. Glad to see it's doing well. :)super_mario_128

Ugh! I can't believe that many people went to go see The Ugly Truth. No wait...I guess I can.

Lord_Daemon

[QUOTE="super_mario_128"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"](500) Days of Summer is in the top ten now. Glad to see it's doing well. :)sammyjenkis898

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"] I hate the fact the UK has later release dates than the US... And the fact my local cinema does not show films I want to see. :xsuper_mario_128

Gi JOe might just be a good movie.........!

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District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

stupid4

District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

stupid4

Gi JOe might just be a good movie.........!

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[QUOTE="stupid4"]

District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

sammyjenkis898

Gi JOe might just be a good movie.........!

:arrow::!::question:=:idea:

Gi JOe might just be a good movie.........!

:arrow::!::question:=:idea:

[QUOTE="chAzN93"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Its got a 39% rotten score at tomatoes.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="chAzN93"] who cares about what it got on rt....the point is that its straight up terribleChiddaling

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="stupid4"]

District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

Chiddaling

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

I'm actually looking more forward to The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard for this weekend. I'm also wanting to see Inglorious Basterds.

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="stupid4"]

District 9 is going to make a ton of money this weekend.

Chiddaling

the hangover says hello :)

I think it will do great, there has been a crapload of advertisement, theres alot of buzz, its been getting rave reveiws, it has peter jackson's name on it.

you caant go a day without seeing a thread about it in ot :P

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

stupid4

[QUOTE="stupid4"]

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

sammyjenkis898

i see adds for it on tv like every 5 minutes

**** you, America. **** you.

[QUOTE="stupid4"]

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

[QUOTE="stupid4"]

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

sammyjenkis898

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="stupid4"]

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

legend26

i see adds for it on tv like every 5 minutes

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"]

[QUOTE="stupid4"]

I think it will come close to 100 million. District 9 is getting really hyped right now. Personally I don't think it will be that go, but I will give it a watch.

Nerd_Man

that just sounds awesome :P

i want that in my room

[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"][QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"] No way it will make that much on opening weekend. It's rated R and it's not being advertised enough.

legend26

that just sounds awesome :P

i want that in my room

I've noticed with the advertisements they're doing with District 9 is pretty vague... Yesterday when I was at the movie theater for The Hurt Locker, when I went to their bathroom they had these posters on the doors for the bathrooms that said something like "BATHROOM For Humans Only". The ads didn't even say anything about the movie... It's just their own silly little marketing scheme that at least three-quarters of the people in this world won't understand. Sure the movie is getting a lot of marketing, but the way they're doing it is probably not going to be the most effective.Nerd_Man

that just sounds awesome :P

i want that in my room

[QUOTE="sammyjenkis898"][QUOTE="super_mario_128"] I hate the fact the UK has later release dates than the US... And the fact my local cinema does not show films I want to see. :xsuper_mario_128

We have Looking for Eric though. I doubt that's going to come out in the states, and it's easily the best film I've seen this summer.

[QUOTE="chAzN93"][QUOTE="sSubZerOo"] Its got a 39% rotten score at tomatoes.sSubZerOo

[QUOTE="Nerd_Man"][QUOTE="legend26"]

that just sounds awesome :P

i want that in my room

Hallenbeck77

I think it makes sense. It shows that the Aliens and Humans are segregated from each other.

[QUOTE="sSubZerOo"][QUOTE="chAzN93"] who cares about what it got on rt....the point is that its straight up terriblechAzN93

[QUOTE="Hallenbeck77"][QUOTE="Nerd_Man"] Yeah it looks cool and all. I've seen these ads everywhere. "THEATER For Humans Only", "BUS For Humans Only", etc., but I don't think they're getting their point across that it's a movie that they want people to see. I'm sure most people just look at these ads and giggle without even knowing what they're all about.stupid4

I think it makes sense. It shows that the Aliens and Humans are segregated from each other.

I really hope the time traveler's wife is good, I loved the book.