Friday’s numbers held up, and the Sandra Bullock-Ryan Reynolds romantic comedy “The Proposal” cruised to an easy weekend box office victory.
The film easily posted Sandra Bullock’s best-ever opening figure, scoring an estimated $34.1 million from 3,056 screens. “The Hangover,” its closest competition, earned $26.9 million, which marked only an 18.1% decline from last week’s gross. The well-reviewed comedy’s cumulative gross is now at $152.9 million, and it now appears a lock to top the gross of big budget blockbuster “X-Men Origins: Wolverine.”
“Up” followed in third ($21.3 million), topping new release “Year One” ($20.2 million). Though “Year One” only placed fourth, it still fell within its projected range, an accomplishment given its absolutely terrible reviews.
“The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3” was fifth with $11.3 million.
On the limited side, Woody Allen’s “Whatever Works,” which stars Larry David, opened to $281,000 on nine screens.
Weekend Top Ten:
1) The Proposal – $34.1 million
2) The Hangover – $26.9 million ($152.9 million)
3) Up – $21.3 million ($224.1 million)
4) Year One – $20.2 million
5) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 – $11.3 million ($43.3 million)
6) Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian – $7.3 million ($156 million)
7) Star Trek – $4.7 million ($239.4 million)
8) Land of the Lost – $4 million ($43.7 million)
9) Imagine That – $3.1 million ($11.4 million)
10) Terminator: Salvation – $3.1 million ($119.5 million)
