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Box Office Results · September 25, 2011
‘The Lion King’ stole the Box Office crown again this week. Though ‘MoneyBall’ and ‘Dolphin Tale’ weren’t far behind, resulting in a tight race for that runner-up title.
‘Abduction’ and ‘Killer Elite’ both presented with some disappointing numbers. Taylor Lautner’s action-thriller was not well received by anyone who wasn’t a teenage girl and Jason Statham’s action-thriller was miles away from earning back it’s $66M budget.
Gerard Butler’s ‘Machine Gun Preacher’ only managed to generate $44,000 this weekend in its limited four-theatre release.
| LW | TW | Movie Title | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Week # |
| 1 | 1 | The Lion King (in 3D) | $22,130,000 | $61,676,000 | 2 |
| – | 2 | Moneyball | $20,600,000 | $20,600,000 | 1 |
| – | 3 | Dolphin Tale | $20,260,000 | $20,260,000 | 1 |
| – | 4 | Abduction | $11,200,000 | $11,200,000 | 1 |
| – | 5 | Killer Elite | $9,500,000 | $9,500,000 | 1 |
| 2 | 6 | Contagion | $8,565,000 | $57,122,000 | 3 |
| 3 | 7 | Drive (2011) | $5,771,000 | $21,425,000 | 2 |
| 4 | 8 | The Help | $4,400,000 | $154,444,000 | 7 |
| 5 | 9 | Straw Dogs (2011) | $2,100,000 | $8,884,000 | 2 |
| 6 | 10 | I Don’t Know How She Does It | $2,053,000 | $8,019,000 | 2 |
| 7 | 11 | The Debt | $1,289,000 | $28,995,000 | 4 |
| 16 | 12 | Kevin Hart: Laugh at My Pain | $1,184,000 | $5,215,000 | 3 |
(via boxofficemojo.com)
New in Theatres · September 23, 2011
If you’re in the mood to see an inspirational movie based on true events then you are going to fall out of your chair when we tell you that FOUR of the FIVE new movies this week are based on true events!! Yup! 80% of the newcomers are those nice award-season friendly “based on a true story…” things. Yes, even the Jason Statham one!
But, if that’s not your scene, you can go watch that werewolf kid play spy games for an hour and a half…
MONEYBALL
“What Are You Really Worth”
Directing: Bennett Miller
Writing: Steven Zaillian, Aaron Sorkin (screenplay), Stan Chervin (story), Michael Lewis (book)
Starring: Brad Pitt, Robin Wright, Jonah Hill, Phillip Seymour Hoffman
Based on the true story of the Oakland Athletics’ general manager who uses some sophisticated computers and statistical analysis to assemble a championship team – for cheap!
Price of Admission will get you Tyler Durden spouting lots of stats-rooted dialogue and inspirational scenes of the determined underdogs overcoming impossible odds.
Running Time · 133 min
Rated · PG-13
ABDUCTION
“The Fight for the Truth Will Be the Fight of His Life”
Directing: John Singleton
Writing: Shawn Christensen
Starring: Taylor Lautner, Lily Collins, Alfred Molina, Sigourney Weaver
“Regular” kid learns he was kidnapped as a child and his entire life is a lie. After escaping an agency attack he goes on the run in order to expose the complex conspiracy surrounding him. (This one is NOT based on a true story).
Price of Admission will get you a Twilight-esque version of The ‘Bourne‘ series.
Running Time · 106 min
Rated · PG-13
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