Zombies Shot Down by a Couples Retreat

Audiences all busted into theaters nationwide, despite the negative hype, and brought the Peter Billingsley directed film Couples Retreat on the top of the list. Raking in an estimated $35.3 Million during its opening weekend, it looks as if a great portion of the general public took a liking to the newest film of the week. Let’s not forget last weekend’s hit Zombieland that continues to hold strong with $15 Million, bringing its overall domestic take to a whopping $47.8 Million. This feature, that lived up to the hype for a fair amount of people, is continuing a steady flow of numbers that will last for more days to come.

The sleeper hit Paranormal Activity continues to make waves, getting enough pull from it’s marketing campaign to warrant a nationwide release. With the theaters that the Oren Peli directed horror/thriller has taken ahold of, it’s been able to make about $7 Million, proving once again that word-of-mouth can truly bring in crowds. The Bruce Willis starring film Surrogates continues its steady decline, only being able to conjure up $4.1 Million making it a grand total of an estimated $32 M despite it’s tag budget price of $80 Million. For the tally of the top ten box office winners of this weekend, look at the list below:

Weekend Box Office (October 9-11)

1. Couples Retreat   ($35.3 M)
2. Zombieland   ($15 M)
3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs   ($12 M)
4. Toy Story/Toy Story 2 in 3D   ($7.6 M)
5. Paranormal Activity   ($7 M)
6. Surrogates   ($4.1 M)
7. The Invention of Lying   ($3.3 M)
8. Whip It   ($2.8 M)
9. Capitalism: A Love Story   ($2.7 M)
10. Fame   ($2.5 M)

With the end of each weekend comes the start of a long few days until Friday when the newest batch of films is to be released. Ready to swing away is Spike Jonze’s Where The Wild Things Are, Law Abiding Citizen, The Stepfather and in limited theaters is New York I Love You and Black Dynamite.