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Michael Jackson’s spirit keeps shining at the box office in This Is It while Paranormal Activity takes second place.  The holiday season is approaching and The Christmas Carol opens today.  Let’s hope for a great Christmas with wonderful movies to entertain us.

1. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
$32,646,810 — $43,855,342

2. Paranormal Activity
$20,589,825 — $88,829,870

3. Law Abiding Citizen
$10,618,948 — $54,700,598

4. Couples Retreat
$8,985,755 — $89,551,510

5. Where The Wild Things Are
$8,324,373 — $65,043,335

6. Saw VI
$6,956,487 — $24,220,442

7. Astro Boy
$4,628,934 — $12,484,701

8. The Stepfather
$4,267,061 — $25,615,070

9. Amelia
$4,233,878 — $9,539,710

10. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
$4,132,385 — $11,844,175

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A very smart move by the Michael Jackson’s clan to take all the rehearsal footage during his preparation for his This is It Tour — and then some – to create a documentary depicting Jackson’s extraordinary and multi-level talent.  The Sony release grossed an estimated $101 million at the worldwide box office, including a U.S. take of $21.3 million over the Halloween weekend.

Results:

1. This Is It
$21,300,000

2. Paranormal Activity
$16,540,000

3. Law Abiding Citizen
$7,303,000

4. Couples Retreat
$6,097,000

5. Saw VI
$5,560,000

6. Where the Wild Things Are
$5,081,000

7. The Stepfather
$3,400,000

8. Amelia
$3,000,000

9. Astro Boy
$3,000,000

10. Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
$2,809,000

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Michael Jackson’s This is It topped the box office Friday and I am very happy for him. Such a talent is worth seeing.  Paranormal Activity took second while Law Abiding Citizen took third.  Saw VI is nowhere to be seen. On that note, Happy Halloween!

1. This Is It
$ 7.9

2. Paranormal Activity
$ 6.0

3. Law Abiding Citizen
$ 2.42

4. Couples Retreat
$ 2.38

5. Where the Wild Things Are
$ 1.95

All the postings at Screenhead concerning Paranormal Activity say the movie is extremely scary, so I am not seeing the movie. I like being able to sleep at night. Saw VI came in second with Where the Wild Things Are not too far behind.  Take a look at Michael Jackson’s This is It. The documentary came in sixth place with only three-full days in the movie theaters this week.  I recommend you check out Steve Anderson’s reviews of these movies at Screenhead if you want to know more about the films.

Results:

1. Paranormal Activity
$27,763,527 — $68,240,045

2. Saw VI
$17,263,955 — $17,263,955

3. Where The Wild Things Are
$17,179,387 — 56,718,962

4. Law Abiding Citizen
16,476,835 — $44,081,650

5. Couples Retreat
$13,449,555 — $80,565,755

6. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
$11,208,532 — $11,208,532

7. Astro Boy
$7,855,767 — $7,855,767

8. Cirque Du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
$7,711,790 — $7,711,790

9. The Stepfather
$7,496,326 — $21,348,009

10. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
$6,252,266 — $115,856,602

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Paranormal Activity work its scary way to the top of the box office. This is very horrific and awesome! Saw VI came second despite heavy promotion on television and the Internet. Where the Wild Things Are came in a nice third with Law Abiding Citizen behind at fourth. And Astro Boy? He sadly arrived this weekend at sixth place — yet, I still love those machine gun butts!

Results:

1. Paranormal Activity
$22,000,000

2. Saw VI
$14,800,000

3. Where the Wild Things Are
$14,420,000

4. Law Abiding Citizen
$7,017,000

5. Couples Retreat
$11,097,000

6. Astro Boy
$7,017,000

7. The Stepfather
$6,500,000

8.Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant
$6,347,970

9. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
$5,600,000

10. Zombieland
$4,300,000

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Where the Wild Things Are ruled the box office this week with Law Abiding Citizen in second and Paranormal Activity in third.  I wonder as we get closer to Halloween will Paranormal Activity get closer to the top of the box office.

Results:

1. Where The Wild Things Are
$39,539,575 –$39,539,575

2. Law Abiding Citizen
$27,604,815 — $27,604,815

3. Paranormal Activity
$26,922,425 — $40,476,518

4. Couples Retreat
$21,725,855 — $67,116,200

5. The Stepfather
$13,851,683 — $13,851,683

6. Zombieland
$9,984,194 — $63,007,572

7. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
$9,420,562 — $109,604,336

8. Toy Story / Toy Story 2
$3,596,905 — $29,135,003

9. Surrogates
$2,572,619 — $36,982,954

10. The Invention Of Lying
$2,527,400 — $16,117,166

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I mentioned yesterday that my daughter, who is nine, went to see Where the Wild Things Are with a friend’s birthday party.  I picked her up from the party, thinking that she had a great time and loved the movie, wrong!  My daughter thought the movie was scary and cried in the car as we drove home from the party.  I thought, “Did she see Paranormal Activity instead?”  No, Wild Things was scary to my daughter. She mentioned one scene where Carol tears off one of the wild things’ arm; it scared her. 

I am only mentioning this because perhaps Wild Things is more of a boy movie. 

Results:

1. Where the Wild Things Are
$32,500,000

2. Law Abiding Citizen
$21,300,000

3. Paranormal Activity
$20,200,000

4. Couples Retreat
$17,900,000

5. The Stepfather
$12,300,000

6. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
$8,100,000

7. Zombieland
$7,800,000

8. Toy Story & Toy Story 2 (3D)
$3,000,000

9. Surrogates
$1,900,000

10. The Invention of Lying
$1,900,000

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I am delighted and not surprised that Where the Wild Things Are took the box office over in a wild and willy way. This movie is awesome, so many of my friends remember Maurice Sendak’s book while growing up and now it’s a film. They feel this is a very special movie. My daughter is seeing it right now as part of a friend’s birthday party. I intend to see it with her this week. She’s a lucky girl because she gets to see the movie twice. 

On a darker note, Paranormal Activity came in third — Wow!  I did skip Law Abiding Citizen came in second. I think Citizen will continue to do well at the box office too.

Results:

1. Where the Wild Things Are
$ 11.9

2. Law Abiding Citizen
$ 7.6

3. Paranormal Activity
$ 6.7

4. Couples Retreat
$ 5.8

5. The Stepfather
$ 4.3

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The top ten movies at the box office looks real interesting, something for everyone to see, with Couples Retreat relaxing at the top and Zombieland wacking in second place.  I am happy to see Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs holding on at third and it hit the 100 million mark, too!

Results:

1. Couples Retreat
$45,390,345 –$45,390,345

2. Zombieland
$20,222,297 — $53,023,378

3. Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs
$15,932,818 — $100,183,774

4. Paranormal Activity
$12,340,852 — $13,554,093

5. Toy Story / Toy Story 2
$10,535,750 — $25,538,098

6. Surrogates
$5,952,868 –$34,410,335

7. The Invention Of Lying
$4,633,161 — $13,589,766

8. Whip It
$3,887,359 — 9,853,417

9. Capitalism: A Love Story
$3,771,732 — $10,166,923

10. Fame
$3,406,197 — $20,891,959

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Couples Retreat loves the box office with Zombieland in second and Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballsin third. What is the true phenomenon is Paranormal Activity placed fifth with a limited release of 159 theaters. That’s unbelievable and that’s why, like Steve Anderson posted, the movie is going national release.

Results:

1. Couples Retreat
$35,300,000

2. Zombieland
$15,000,000

3. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs
$12,000,000

4. Toy Story / Toy Story 2 in 3D
$7,700,000

5. Paranormal Activity
$7,100,000

6. Surrogates
$4,100,000

7. The Invention of Lying
$3,400,000

8. Whip It
$2,800,000

9. Capitalism: A Love Story
$2,700,000

10. Fame
$2,600,000

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