Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of April 24, 2009

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The Fatal Attraction-esque film Obsessed topped the box office with a gross of $28.6M. Last week’s top film, 17 Again, dropped to second place with a gross of $11.5M.

All the other wide releases of the weekend opened in the top five with Fighting opening in third with a gross of $11M, The Soloist opening in forth with $9.7M, and the nature documentary Earth opening in fifth with a gross of $8.8M.

In limited release, The Informers opened in twenty-first place with a gross of $300K.

And that’s the box office thoughts for this week.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.