It was a bad weekend at the American box office for the Farrelly brothers, Nicolas Cage or indeed anyone who likes to see films perform well. The brothers had a better time than most, though their latest comedy, Hall Pass could only place second on its launch weekend. And to rub salt into the wound, the winner was Gnomeo and Juliet, which surprised everyone by leaping back up from third place to first in its third weekend in release with $14.2 million. Hall Pass, meanwhile, took in $13.4 million.
Last week’s champ, Unknown, slipped down to third with $12.4 million, while the Adam Sandler comedy Just Go With It clung to fourth place, making $11.1 million. I Am Number Four doesn’t look like it’ll have the strongest legs, as it fell to fifth place with $11 million and a total take of $37.7 million after just two weeks in US cinemas.
Justin Bieber: Never Say Never, meanwhile, held on to sixth with $9.2 million, holding off The King’s Speech, which nonetheless itself stayed in seventh place, earning $7.6 million. And Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son sank from fifth to eighth with 7.5 million.
And what about Nic Cage? What did he have to be upset about? Try the fact that Drive Angry, his crazed 3D revenge-a-thon only launched in ninth place with $5.1 million. Looks like people weren’t flocking to see that one. Round out the top 10 we have The Roommate, which made $2 million in its fourth week.
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