A whole slew of films opened this weekend and Sony Pictures' horror-comedy Zombieland performed outstandingly earning $25 million from 3,000 screens, easily recouping its production costs. The very well-reviewed film is Woody Harrelson's biggest box office success in quite some time. The cast also includes Bill Murray, talented child actress Abigail Breslin (Little Miss Sunshine) and Emma Stone (seen left) who showed a lot of promise in hilarious The House Bunny. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs is still performing strongly in second with $17 million in ticket sales, while another animated feature, a re-release of Toy Story 1 & 2 (3D) surprised in third at $13 million.Two comedies which screened recently at TIFF performed more modestly. The Invention of Lying directed by Ricky Gervais with an all-star cast of Jennifer Garner, Tina Fey and Rob Lowe, placed fourth with a respectable $7.5 million from 1,700 screens. Meanwhile, Whip It (Drew Barrymore's directorial debut) came in seventh making just under $5 million despite some very good reviews. This is the second film from Fox to under-perform this past month; the other being Jennifer's Body. I highly recommend this one as I'm sure word of mouth will continue to spread.
Documentary maker Michael Moore's Capitalism: A Love Story expanded this past weekend edging out Whip It in fifth place, also making just under the $5 million. This of course is a far cry from Moore's hayday with Fahrenheit 9/11 which opened in 900 theatres only and earning $24 million on its opening weekend back in 2004. Despite some disappointments and successes, the theatres were very much alive this past weekend... even after a vicious attack by killer zombies.
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