“Couples Retreat” tops weekend box office

“Couples Retreat” dominated the weekend ($35.34 million), the biggest opening day for an October live-action comedy, although it was the only new movie in wide release… “Zombieland” held on to number two… “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” lost the least and held on to number three.   “Paranormal Activity” jumped up to 5th place in its 3rd week of limited release with its viral push.

Overall, the weekend saw a 5% increase from last weekend’s very successful weekend at the box office and at $96.37 million, it brought in $10 million more than the same weekend last year.

 TOP MOVIES AT WEEKEND BOX OFFICE (estimated results):
1. “Couples Retreat” - $35.34 million (1st week)

2. “Zombieland” – $15.00 million
(2nd week, was #1 last week, lost 39% of audience from last week)

3. “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” – $12.00 million
(4th week, was #2 last week, lost 24% from last week)

4. “Toy Story”/”Toy Story 2″ – $7.67 million
(2nd week, was #3 last week, lost 39% from last week)

5. “Paranormal Activity” – $7.07 million
(2nd week of limited release, was #20 last week, gained 1200% added 127 screens from last week) COMES TO WEST MICHIGAN NEXT WEEK

6. “Surrogates” – $4.11 million
(3rd week, was #5 last week, lost 43% from last week)

7. “The Invention of Lying” – $3.37 million
(2nd week, was #4 last week, lost 52% from last week)

8. “Whip It” - $2.80 million
(2nd week, was #6 last week, lost 40% last week)

9. “Capitalism: A Love Story” – $2.70 million
(3rd week, was #8 last week, lost 39% from last week)

10. “Fame” (2009) – $2.56 million
(3rd week), was #7 last week, lost 45% from last week)

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11. “The Informant!” – $2.21 million
(4th week, was #9 last week, lost 40% from last week)

13. “Love Happens” – $1.44 million
(4th week, was #10 last week, lost 48% from last week)

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“Couples Retreat” poster courtesy Universal Pictures

Box Office numbers courtesy Box Office Mojo