Inglourious Basterds Dominates Weekly Box Office
I’m sure it comes as no surprise that a film featuring the likes of Brad Pitt, and director Quentin Tarantino has found its way to the top of the box office charts during its opening weekend. Sitting on my new classroom furniture I see that “Inglourious” has achieved a record opening for the famous director topping his April 2004 opening of Kill Bill Vol. 2 by more than $12 Million.
Inglourious Basterds opened the weekend with a $37.6 million take, overtaking last week’s number one District 9.
District 9 did incredibly well considering “Basterds” was angling directly for its male audience. The $30 million sci-fi movie from newcomer Neil Blomkamp dropped a scant 49% to $18.9 million putting its total ten day gross at an impressive $73 million. G.I. Joe also hung in for its third week in theaters. The high-octane action movie fell only 44% to $12.5 million. It’s three-week cume now stands at $120 million.
