Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of January 30, 2009

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Demonstrating how people like a good action/thriller along with their comedies, Taken topped the weekend box office with an estimated gross of $24.6M. This ends the two week reign of Paul Blart: Mall Cop, which dropped to second with an estimated $14M.

It should be noted that Paul Blart is only about $20M away from becoming the first film of the year (that wasn’t released in December) to pass the $100M point. It will be interesting to keep track on when that will happen.

As for the other new releases, The Uninvited opened in third place with an estimated $10.5M and New In Town opened in eighth place with an estimated $6.8M.

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.