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Weekend Box Office - MLK Jr. Day Weekend

discussioncomments published: 2008-01-22 23:57:37 Author: Scott Gwin


Martin Luther King Jr. had a dream. While that dream was about freedom, I doubt he ever imagined we would have a day of freedom because of him. Well, freedom from work on that day, anyway. Monday was a holiday for many, and many went to the theater.

Box office sales weren't huge, but they were better than your usual Monday. As a three day weekend holiday goes, it's not the kind of bonus for studios as, say, Labor Day or Memorial Day.

The numbers jostled who got what place in the lower part of the top ten, but the top four stood solid, including Cloverfield, which broke the record for the largest January opening ever. By default, that gave it the largest MLK Day opening ever as well.

You can check out the complete four-day top ten chart below, or take a look the regualr three-day weekend totals.


WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Weekend, 2008
LW = Last Week   WR = Weeks Released
THTRS = Number of Screens
* Denotes new release.
Click on title to read CB Review
1.
Cloverfield * $46,146,546   -   Total: $46,146,546 LW: N     WR: 1    THTRS: 3411
2.
27 Dresses * $27,442,040   -   Total: $27,442,040 LW: N     WR: 1    THTRS: 3057
3.
The Bucket List $16,664,347   -   Total: $44,223,780 LW: 1    WR: 4    THTRS: 2915
4.
Juno $11,966,082   -   Total: $87,092,615 LW: 3    WR: 7    THTRS: 2534
5.
National Treasure: Book of Secrets $9,606,326   -   Total: $199,489,171 LW: 4    WR: 5    THTRS: 2963
6.
First Sunday $9,504,908   -   Total: $30,170,510 LW: 2    WR: 2    THTRS: 2213
7.
Alvin and the Chipmunks $9,433,049   -   Total: $198,813,230 LW: 5    WR: 1    THTRS: 2962
8.
Mad Money * $9,273,645   -   Total: $9,273,645 LW: N     WR: 6    THTRS: 2470
9.
I Am Legend $5,905,443   -   Total: $248,482,867 LW: 6    WR: 6    THTRS: 2525
10.
Atonement $5,528,377   -   Total: $32,653,183 LW: 10    WR: 7    THTRS: 1291


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