Box Office - $40 Million for Madea

Had we not already reported on the Friday night box office, it would have been very surprising to see Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail debut with over $40 million. But with opening day ticket sales of over $14 million, this was certainly not a massive shock. Yep, just when you thought the steam had gone out of Perry's career with several lackluster offerings, he's certainly back with Madea, which will most likely be his highest-grossing movie yet. It's also his biggest debut, by over $10 million. That was the big story this weekend, which Hollywood generally takes off because so much focus is on the Academy Awards. So, Madea Goes to Jail was the only major release. Taken will make $100 million by this time next week, and it still hasn't dropped out of the top three since its release a month ago. And Slumdog Millionaire, the heavy favorite to win the Oscar tonight, finally cracked the top five at the box office, in its 15th week in theaters. It's now sitting at $98 million in domestic ticket sales, with another $70 million overseas. The Top Five:
1- Madea Goes to Jail ($41 million)
2 - Taken ($11.4 million)
3 - Coraline ($11 million)
4 - He's Just Not That Into You ($8.5 million)
5 - Slumdog Millionaire ($8 million)