Eighth place is held by the debuting Dragonball: Evolution, a movie I suspect will not last long. It's not a bad movie, but it is at least a stone's throw away from being a good movie. In its favor it has a short length and a focused story. It is worth taking a peek at, but don't feel there is a need to rush, the Blu-ray will be here soon.
Adventureland slips to ninth this weekend. This better than expected film seems to have landed with a thud and will probably do more business once it arrives on DVD. It is a fun and serious film that is not quite what it is advertised to be, which is not a bad thing.
Rounding out the top ten is Duplicity, a movie that has not had much of an impact, despite it star power. I have not seen the film and cannot attest to its quality. Does anyone have anything to say about it?
Next week will see the arrival of 17 Again with Matthew Perry and Zac Efron, Crank: High Voltage, which looks like an absolute trip, and State of Play starring Russell Crowe, Rachel McAdams, and Ben Affleck.
Three movies dropped off the top ten this week: Race to Witch Mountain (11), Sunshine Cleaning (12), and 12 Rounds (14).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $32,324,487 | $32,324,487 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Fast & Furious | $27,237,905 | $116,497,095 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $21,812,253 | $140,203,799 | 3 |
| 4 | N | Observe & Report | $11,017,334 | $11,017,334 | 1 |
| 5 | 4 | Knowing | $6,433,433 | $67,769,550 | 4 |
| 6 | 5 | I Love You, Man | $6,280,790 | $58,865,219 | 4 |
| 7 | 3 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $5,901,215 | $46,488,580 | 3 |
| 8 | N | Dragonball: Evolution | $4,756,488 | $4,756,488 | 1 |
| 9 | 6 | Adventureland | $3,353,618 | $11,370,909 | 2 |
| 10 | 7 | Duplicity | $2,995,850 | $36,847,445 | 4 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
It has been a pretty good holiday weekend. Even when I was off with my predictions, I turned out to be pretty close to the right numbers. As expected, Hannah Montana took the top spot and was a pretty big draw for the holiday weekend. I was not perfect this weekend, but overall I feel pretty good about it. My biggest gaffe had to be Observe and Report. That fell a decent amount below what I was expecting, and having seen it I cannot see it climbing terribly high.
Here is how the field matched up:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $32,324,487 | $32 million |
| 2 | 2 | Fast & Furious | $27,237,905 | $29 million |
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3 | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $21,812,253 | $21 million |
| 4 | 4 | Observe & Report | $11,017,334 | $16 million |
| 8 | 5 | Dragonball: Evolution | $4,756,488 |
$10 million |
| 7 | 6 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $5,901,215 | $5.5 million |
| 5 | 7 | Knowing | $6,433,433 | $5.5 million |
| 9 | 8 | Adventureland | $3,353,618 | $5.25 million |
| 6 | 9 | I Love You, Man | $6,280,790 | $5 million |
| 10 | 10 | Duplicity | $2,995,850 | $2.5 million |
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