Weekend box office: Knowing comes out on top
Never underestimate the box office power of Nicholas Cage, especially when combined with an apocalyptic end-of-the-world scenario. This was the killer combination that took his new movie KNOWING right to the top of the weekend box office during its opening weekend. The film made $24,814,000, just ahead of I LOVE YOU, MAN and DUPLICITY, which made $18,005,000 and $14,402,000, respectively, during their first weekends.
WATCHMEN continued its fall from grace, landing at number 5 with only $6,725,000. And to think that only two weeks ago it was making $55 million. The film has had a drop of over 60% in tickets sales each week since it opened. Keep reading to see the complete break down for the weekend box office.
| Movie | Studio | Weekend Gross | Total | Budget |
| Knowing | Summit | $24,814,000 | $24,814,000 | N/A |
| I Love you, Man | Paramount | $18,005,000 | $18,005,000 | N/A |
| Duplicity | Universal | $14,402,000 | $14,402,000 | N/A |
| Race to Witch Mountain | BV | $13,004,000 | $44,715,000 | N/A |
| Watchmen | Warner Bros | $6,801,114 | $98,140,886 | $150M |
| The Last House on the Left | Universal | $5,776,160 | $23,902,420 | N/A |
| Taken | Fox | $4,057,695 | $133,096,403 | N/A |
| Slumdog Millionaire | Fox Searchlight | $2,676,369 | $137,178,177 | $15M |
| Madea goes to Jail | Lionsgate | $2,566,535 | $87,264,219 | N/A |
| Coraline | Focus Features | $2,130,746 | $72,841,173 | N/A |
Source Box Office Mojo
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