Meatballs takes bite out of box office
VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Sony toon wins weekend with $30.1 million
By Dave McNary of Variety -- Video Business, 9/21/2009
SEPT. 21 | VARIETY BOX-OFFICE REPORT: Meatballs equaled money as Sony's launch of 3D toon Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs dominated an otherwise downbeat domestic weekend box office with $30.1 million at 3,119 playdates.Meatballs provided the only healthy numbers at multiplexes. The whimsical tale of pancakes and burgers falling from the sky took in nearly three times the B.O. of its closest competitor, as Warner Bros.' opening of quirky Matt Damon comedy The Informant launched with a modest $10.5 million at 2,505.
Lionsgate's second frame of Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All by Myself followed closely with $10.1 million at 2,255, with the Tyler Perry comedy-drama sliding 57%.
Universal's debut of Jennifer Aniston romancer Love Happens turned in middling numbers, with $8.5 million at 1,898, and Fox's launch of Megan Fox horror-comedy Jennifer's Body scared up an unimpressive $6.8 million at 2,702.
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