[h3]'Hannah Montana' grosses a stellar $17.4 mil on Friday[/h3]
Apr 11, 2009, 01:28 PM | by Joshua Rich
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Box Office
Miley Cyrus'
Hannah Montana: The Movie jumped out to an early lead at the weekend box office, banking a huge $17.4 mil on Friday. That's the best opening-day gross for a (live-action) G-rated movie ever. The Disney Channel adaptation is on pace to bring in more than $30 mil this Easter weekend, which should put it ahead of reigning champ
Fast & Furious. Vin Diesel's car-franchise flick earned a strong $10.6 mil on Friday. The weekend's other big new releases garnered first-day grosses that were in line with expectations: Seth Rogen's
Observe and Report laughed up $4.8 mil and
Dragonball: Evolution conjured just $2.1 mil. Friday's rankings are below, and please check back here on Sunday for a full weekend recap in the Box Office Report.
1.
Hannah Montana: The Movie -- $17.4 mil
2.
Fast & Furious -- $10.6 mil
3.
Monsters vs. Aliens -- $9.1 mil
4.
Observe and Report -- $4.8 mil
5.
Knowing -- $2.4 mil
6.
The Haunting in Connecticut -- $2.4 mil
7.
I Love You, Man -- $2.3 mil
8.
Dragonball: Evolution -- $2.1 mil
9.
Adventureland -- $1.2 mil
10.
Duplicity -- $1 mil
People don't go to the movies anymore?
Those numbers are weird, especially since I've been going to the movies a hell of a lot more lately.
Me too. I've gone 5 times in the last two months.
Disney is going to make bank this weekend. They are getting the lastgolden eggs from the goose (Miley Cyrus) before her popularity winds down. I know those of you who have younger sisters will be forced, yes forced, to takethem to see this. I pity those who had to bring their younger relatives to her concerts.
