The lion's share of box office dollars went to director Roland Emmerich's
10,000 B.C. which earned an estimated $35 million. This same weekend last year saw the outrageous success of
300, but while 10,000 B.C.'s opening comes
nowhere near the debut weekend of that blockbuster, it still fulfilled studio expectations, Variety reports.
Disney's
College Road Trip starring Raven-Simone and Martin Lawrence secured second place, despite
poor reviews.
Vantage Point and
Semi-Pro took the third and fourth spots, respectively.
Despite earning the top spot at the box office, the
predictable laughs in Will Ferrell's
Semi-Pro only earned $15.3 million over the weekend. This is considered a disappointing sum, especially compared to opening weekends of other Ferrell films like
Talladega Nights and
Blades of Glory. Variety reports that
this underwhelming performance by the basketball comedy may have been due to mediocre reviews and an R-rating.
Despite
mediocre reviews (including
my own) audiences were still game for director Doug Liman's sci-fi movie
Jumper which earned the top spot at the box office its first weekend out. Whether it was the combined star power of Rachel Bilson and Hayden Christensen or the craving for an action flick this Presidents Day weekend, audiences put Jumper ahead of the rest by a long shot,
grossing nearly $33.8 million, according to Variety.
The other big surprise over the weekend was the No. 2 spot which belonged to neither the rom-com
Definitely, Maybe nor family friendly
The Spiderwick Chronicles but rather Disney's
Step Up 2 the Streets.
The sci-fi "thriller"
Jumper can be described in one word: empty. Pretty much everything about this movie is devoid of any real energy, passion or substance. The performances are stale and lifeless, the plot is interesting in theory but fails in execution and the visuals aren't cool enough to keep us engaged.
