Observe and Report appears to be on its way to a short theatrical run. The film's worth is questionable, but this weekend saw its gross overtake is production budget, which has to say a little something. The movie did make me laugh, but it was a mean-spirited affair whose surface vulgarity may be disguising something slightly deeper underneath. Then again, maybe not.
The battle for eighth place was a close affair, almost as close as the battle for third. The winner here is Knowing, a fascinating film that is easily one of the best of the year. It just squeaked by the buddy comedy I Love You, Man. Both will likely been dropping off the charts soon.
Likely making its last appearance is The Haunting in Connecticut, a decent ghost story with a little too much reliance on jump scares, despite its abundant atmosphere. It is lucky, it may reach $60 million, but more likely it will be in the $55-57 million range.
Next weekend will see the arrival of Fighting, starring Channing Tatum, Obsessed, featuring Beyonce, Idris Elba, and Ali Larter, and the music-drama The Soloist, starring Robert Downey Jr. and Jamie Foxx. On Wednesday theaters will welcome Disney's nature documentary, Earth.
Three movies dropped off the top ten this week: Dragonball: Evolution (11), Adventureland (12), and Duplicity (13).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | 17 Again | $23,722,310 | $23,722,310 | 1 |
| 2 | N | State of Play | $14,071,280 | $14,071,280 | 1 |
| 3 | 1 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $13,406,217 | $56,874,039 | 2 |
| 4 | 3 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $13,240,233 | $163,063,465 | 4 |
| 5 | 2 | Fast & Furious | $11,774,715 | $136,205,795 | 2 |
| 6 | N | Crank: High Voltage | $6,963,565 | $6,963,565 | 1 |
| 7 | 4 | Observe & Report | $4,174,939 | $18,812,239 | 2 |
| 8 | 5 | Knowing | $3,574,727 | $73,795,283 | 5 |
| 9 | 6 | I Love You, Man | $3,327,668 | $64,614,979 | 5 |
| 10 | 7 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $3,114,892 | $51,883,389 | 4 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
Every once in awhile I have a week of predictions where I am just on fire; of course, the planets have to align just right. This week turned out to be one of those weeks where the flames were being fanned and my numbers were actually pretty good. Sure, I was off on a bunch of the figures, but I was definitely in the ballpark. On top of that, the only films I got off on placement were Fast & Furious and Monsters vs. Aliens, which I swapped. Will next week continue what began here? Doubtful.
Here is how the field matched up:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | 17 Again | $23,722,310 | $23 million |
| 2 | 2 | State of Play | $14,071,280 | $18 million |
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3 |
3 | Hannah Montana: The Movie | $13,406,217 | $15 million |
| 5 | 4 | Fast & Furious | $11,774,715 | $14 million |
| 4 | 5 | Monsters vs. Aliens | $13,240,233 |
$13 million |
| 6 | 6 | Crank: High Voltage | $6,963,565 | $9 million |
| 7 | 7 | Observe & Report | $4,174,939 | $5.5 million |
| 8 | 8 | Knowing | $3,574,727 | $3.25 million |
| 9 | 9 | I Love You, Man | $3,327,668 | $3 million |
| 10 | 10 | The Haunting in Connecticut | $3,114,892 | $2 million |
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