{"id":3386,"date":"2009-10-04T18:03:23","date_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:03:23","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/?p=3386"},"modified":"2009-10-04T18:03:23","modified_gmt":"2009-10-04T22:03:23","slug":"zombieland-kills-weekend-box-office-lying-whip-it-disappoint","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/headlineplanet.com\/home\/2009\/10\/04\/zombieland-kills-weekend-box-office-lying-whip-it-disappoint\/","title":{"rendered":"“Zombieland” Kills Weekend Box Office, “Lying,” “Whip It” Disappoint"},"content":{"rendered":"

Critically-acclaimed action\/comedy flick “Zombieland” cruised its way to a box office victory this weekend, topping an array of competitors that included animated family movies, comedies, action films and documentaries.<\/p>\n

Estimates show “Zombieland” pulling $25 million this weekend, a figure more than great enough to unseat “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs.” The latter film, which earned $16.7 million, defeated a 3D re-release of “Toy Story\/Toy Story 2” ($12.5 million).<\/p>\n

New release “The Invention of Lying” opened in fourth to a soft $7.4 million, but the total was enough to top new release “Whip It” ($4.9 million, 6th) and the expanded “Capitalism: A Love Story” ($4.9 million, 7th).<\/p>\n

“Surrogates” slid into the top five with $7.3 million.<\/p>\n

Weekend Top Ten:<\/b>
\n1) Zombieland – $25 million
\n2) Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs – $16.7 million ($82.4 million)
\n3) Toy Story\/Toy Story 2 – $12.5 million
\n4) The Invention of Lying – $7.4 million
\n5) Surrogates – $7.3 million ($26.4 million)
\n6) Whip It – $4.9 million
\n7) Capitalism: A Love Story – $4.9 million ($5.3 million)
\n8) Fame – $4.8 million ($16.6 million)
\n9) The Informant – $3.8 million ($26.6 million)
\n10) Love Happens – $2.8 million ($18.9 million)<\/p>\n

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