There were no Academy Award-nominated films in the top three this weekend!
Oscar weekend’s box office winner was the Tyler Perry flick, Madea Goes to Jail. It pulled in a very respectable $41.1 million!
According to reports, it was the largest opening weekend gross on the fewest amount of screens ever (2,032) – and the highest grossing weekend opening in Lionsgate history.
Liam Neeson‘s movie, Taken, is still performing well in the theaters! It came in at #2 with $11.4 million.
It is nearing the $100 million mark. Wow!
Rounding out the top three is Focus Features’ Coraline. The Teri Hatcher-voiced flick brought home another $11 million. We’re bummed that we didn’t have time to see it in 3-D. We hear this past weekend was the last time you could see it in 3-D glory. Boo hoo.