Either mothers are using their daughters as an excuse to see The Rock or kids actually think The Game Plan is funny. Poor Stiller took a back seat to a dog in a tutu. Coming in 2nd place, The Heartbreak Kid made $14 mil and did not impress critics in the least. But it did bump Good Luck Chuck out of the top 5, leaving it to have only grossed $29 mil in 3 weeks. What was even more shocking--or maybe not--was that The Rock wooed kids away from The Seeker: The Dark is Rising, which made a pathetic $3.7 mil at the #5 spot. The New York Times said it "feels passé and lacks a charismatic lead. Too bad Daniel Radcliffe is an only child." That's extremely cold. I guess there won't be a sequel. Feel the Noise came in at #7 with $3.4 mil. But maybe with word of mouth, it'll be a sleeper hit like it's urban musical predecessors. Jake Paltrow's feature-film debut The Good Night probably would've done better if nobody knew it was his first film. Every single critic kept mentioning that, which would suggest that they factored it into their criticism. It was released in two theaters domestically and made a measly $12,000. But it did better in the foreign box office, making $116,000.
The Kingdom only dropped to the #3 spot in its 2nd week. Resident Evil rounds out the top 5 at #4. This weekend won't be filled with fluffy light fair like the past couple weeks. Mark Wahlberg and Joaquin Phoenix will heat up the screen with the crime drama We Own the Night. Cate Blanchett and Clive Owen will resurrect a queen in the sequel Elizabeth: The Golden Age. George Clooney will throw his name into the mix, yet again, for an Oscar nom with the dramatic thriller Michael Clayton. And Jude Law and Michael Caine remake the suspenseful classic Sleuth. But if you're in the mood for an indie with heart, you'll probably be drawn in by Ryan Gosling's endearing performance in Lars and the Real Girl. For those in the mood for romance, Tyler Perry and Janet Jackson will present the dramedy Why did I get married?
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