Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of January 23, 2009

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Paul Blart: Mall Cop was at the top of the box office for the second week in a row with an estimated gross of $21.5M. Underword: Rise of the Lycans opened in second place with an estimated gross of $20.7M.

The other new release of the weekend, Inkheart, opened in seventh place with an estimated gross of $7.7M.

After getting wider release during the weekend, Revolutionary Road went up five spots to twelfth place with an estimated gross of $5.3M and Frost/Nixon moved ten spots fifteenth place with an estimated gross of $3M.

And 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.