Box Office: Martial Arts Beat Marshall, Sarah
Jonah Hill and Jason Segel in Forgetting Sarah Marshall courtesy Universal Pictures
I'll take my Pulitzer now for that headline.
The Forbidden Kingdom, a family-friendly martial-arts pic that marked the first-ever on-screen duel between Jet Li and Jackie Chan, topped the weekend box office with a $20.9 million opening. Placing second was
Forgetting Sarah Marshall ($17.3 mil), starring Jason Segel, Mila Kunis and Kristen Bell.
Rounding out the weekend's top five were
Prom Night ($9.1 mil), Al Pacino's critically lambasted
88 Minutes ($6.8 mil) and
Nim's Island ($5.7 mil).
All told, the numbers marked the first time in over a month that receipts were up year-over-year. That said, movie attendance is still pacing 6.5 percent behind 2007. Hurry, Indiana Jones!
What's your take on the latest films to hit theaters? Did
Forbidden Kingdom indeed kick butt? Was
Sarah Marshall a memorable comedy? -
MWM
