The 'Basterds' win the weekend box office

Quentin Tarantino has done it again... won the weekend box office. Inglourious Basterds took in 37.6 million dollars Friday to Sunday. The industry experts predicted 25 million. The film marks Tarantino's biggest opening ever, beating out Kill Bill Vol. 2 back in 2004; that movie took in 25 million its first weekend. The movie had great reviews from both fans and critics. AtD reviews coming soon.

District 9 was the surprise hit last week, and continued to do well this week. The film took in a great 18.9 million dollars in its second week. G.I. Joe fell to third, but is doing well at 120+ million so far.

Tarantino's long time friend and collaborator, Robert Rodriguez had Shorts, a family film, hit the top ten this week. The movie took in 6.6 million and is expected to have a long run through September as kids are going back to school. Here's the rest of the top ten:


1. "Inglourious Basterds," $37.6 million.

2. "District 9," $18.9 million.

3. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," $12.5 million.

4. "The Time Traveler's Wife," $10 million.

5. "Julie & Julia," $9 million.

6. "Shorts," $6.6 million.

7. "G-Force," $4.2 million.

8. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $3.5 million.

9. "The Ugly Truth," $2.9 million.

10. "Post Grad," $2.8 million.

District 9 wins the weekend box office

A surprise win at the box office this week, District 9 has taken the top spot from G.I. Joe. The film grossed 37 million dollars in the Friday to Sunday draw. With a reported 30 million dollar budget, the film has already made money. What a huge take down to G.I. Joe. Last week's number one dropped to second place with 22.5 million dollars. A steep drop off, but still brought the movie into the top two.

District 9 doesn't have any big name stars but picked up a lot of buzz with its viral campaigning. Online buzz was positive and the studio threw the fact that Peter Jackson was producing in everyone's face. The movie is about aliens living among us here on earth. Hmm... I'm not that interested to be honest, but will probably end up watching it.

The Time Traveler's Wife starring Rachel McAdams and Eric Bana came in at number three with 19.2 million dollars. Based on a best selling book, the movie is about a time traveler (Bana) who doesn't know when or two where, or for how long he is going to time travel. In the meantime he has a wife (McAdams) at home who never knows where he is.

The biggest disappointment off the weekend came at the hands of The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard. The movie only managed to take in 5.4 million dollars and a very disappointing 6th place behind G-Force of all movies. The movie stars Jeremy Piven in his first real leading role. The 'R' rating always has an effect on movies, but this film may just be a dud regardless of hilarious trailers.

Here's a look at the rest of the top ten:

1. "District 9," $37 million.

2. "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," $22.5 million.

3. "The Time Traveler's Wife," $19.2 million.

4. "Julie & Julia," $12.4 million.

5. "G-Force," $6.9 million.

6. "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard," $5.4 million.

7. "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince," $5.2 million.

8. "The Ugly Truth," $4.5 million.

9. "Ponyo," $3.5 million.

10. "500 Days of Summer," $3 million.