Weekend box office for April 20
Raking in more than $20.8 million this weekend, the martial arts movie The Forbidden Kingdom bested all comers to take the top spot at the box office. The action flick eked out a victory over the Judd Apatow comedy, Forgetting Sarah Marshall, which came in at a still-nice $17.3 million in its intial debut to take second place.
Forgetting Sarah Marshall cost approximately twice that to make, so the film is expected to recover its budget at the box office, which means the studio won’t be making their budget software work overtime to help the flick break even; the breakup comedy stars How I Met Your Mother co-star Jason Segel as the victim of a breakup. His unrequited love is played ably by Veronic Mars and Heroes actress Kristen Bell, while Segal’s rebound girl is played by former That 70s Show and Family Guy star, Mila Kunis.
Both films pushed the Prom Night remake back to third place, where it posted a respectable week two draw of $9.1 million. The Al Pacino thriller 88 Minutes came in a distant fourth at $6.8 million which probably doesn’t even cost Pacino’s retainer to appear in the film, let alone his full salary.
The self-important George Clooney saw his Leatherheads farce drop to 10th place in its third week of release, and still hasn’t made even half of its $58 million budget back.
Tags: budget software, Forbidden Kingdom, Forgetting Sarah Marshall
