US Box Office - The Weekend Starting 16 April 2010

1. Kick-Ass (2010) - Gross $19.8M
2. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Gross $158M
3. Date Night (2010) - Gross $48.7M
4. Death at a Funeral (2010) - Gross $16.2M
5. Clash of the Titans (2010) - Gross $133M
6. The Last Song (2010) - Gross $50.2M
7. Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) - Gross $54.8M
8. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Gross $324M
9. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Gross $42.4M
10. The Bounty Hunter (2010) - Gross $60.3M

Kick-Ass is a superhero movie based on a Marvel comic book, and was released on April 16, 2010 in the United States.

It's the story of a teenager Dave Lizewski/Kick-Ass (Aaron Johnson) who decides he's going to take up being a real life superhero. His actions are publicized on the internet and inspire others. Kick-Ass attracts the attention of the fearless and highly-trained crime-fighting duo of Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage) and his daughter, Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) who are on a mission to take down the criminal empire of local Mafioso, Frank D’Amico (Mark Strong).

The movie was directed by Matthew Vaughn, who co-wrote the screenplay with Jane Goldman. The comic was written by Mark Millar and illustrated by John Romita, Jr.

US Weekend Box-Office Summary Week of 9 April 2010

1. Date Night (2010) - Gross $27.1M
2. Clash of the Titans (2010) - Gross $110M
3. How to Train Your Dragon (2010) - Gross $134M
4. Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) - Gross $48.5M
5. The Last Song (2010) - Gross $42.4M
6. Alice in Wonderland (2010) - Gross $319M
7. Hot Tub Time Machine (2010) - Gross $37M
8. The Bounty Hunter (2010) - Gross $56M
9. Diary of a Wimpy Kid (2010) - Gross $53.8M
10. Letters to God (2010) - Gross $1.12M

Date Night is a 2010 comedy movie about Claire and Phil Foster (Tina Fey and Steve Carell) a married couple, whose lives have become routine.

In order to reignite the marital spark, the desperate couple visits a trendy Manhattan bistro, where a case of mistaken identity turns their romantic evening into something more thrilling and dangerous.

Date Night was directed by Shawn Levy who's also the director of Cheaper by the Dozen, Big Fat Liar and Just Married.

US Weekend Box-Office Summary

Week of 28 November 2008

No.1 Four Christmases - 2008 Gross $46.1M
No.2 Bolt - 2008 Gross $66.8M
No.3 Twilight - 2008 Gross $120M
No.4 Quantum of Solace - 2008 $141M
No.5 Australia - 2008 Gross $20M
No.6 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa -2008 Gross $159M
No.7 Transporter 3 -2008 Gross $18.2M
No.8 Role Models - 2008 Gross $57.8M
No.9 The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas - 2008 Gross $5.17M
No.10 Milk -2008 Gross $1.94M

Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy movie about a couple who go see all four of their divorced parents in one day. Four Christmases is directed by Seth Gordon

It stars Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon as a San Francisco, California, couple pressured into visiting all four of their divorced parents' homes on Christmas Day.

The Associated Press said the movie "began with some promise" then segued into "noisy joylessness that sets the tone for the whole movie". Four Christmases Rated PG-13 for some sexual humor and language.

Box Office Summary Week of 7 November 2008

No.1 Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa - 2008 Gross $63.1M

No.2 Role Models - 2008 Gross $19.2M

No.3 High School Musical 3: Senior Year - 2008 Gross $75.6M
No.4 Changeling - 2008 Gross $20.6M
No.5 Zack and Miri Make a Porno - 2008 Gross $20.7M
No.6 Soul Men - 2008 Gross $5.4M
No.7 Saw V - 2008 Gross $52.2M
No.8 The Haunting of Molly Hartley - 2008 Gross $10.1M
No.9 The Secret Life of Bees - 2008 Gross $29.9M
No.10 Eagle Eye - 2008 Gross $96.3M


Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa is the 2008 sequel to the 2005 movie, Madagascar. It was produced by DreamWorks Animation and was released on November 7, 2008. It was written by Etan Cohen. On its opening day, the movie grossed $17,555,027 from 4,056 theaters with an $4,328 average. As of November 12, 2008, it has achieved a domestic gross of $79.9 million and a worldwide gross of $120.1. The movie was distributed by Paramount Pictures. It is Rated PG for some mild crude humor by The Motion Picture Association of America.

Summary Week of 3 October 2008

No.1 Beverly Hills Chihuahua - 2008 Gross $29.3M

No.2 Eagle Eye - 2008 Gross $54.6M

No.3 Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist - 2008 Gross $11.3M

No.4 Nights in Rodanthe - 2008 Gross $25.1M

No.5 Appaloosa - 2008 Gross $5.61M

No.6 Lakeview Terrace - 2008 Gross $32.2M

No.7 Burn After Reading - 2008 Gross $51.7M

No.8 Fireproof - 2008 Gross $12.4M

No.9 An American Carol - 2008 Gross $3.66M

No.10 Religulous - 2008 Gross $3.43M

Beverly Hills Chihuahua is a comedy-drama movie by Walt Disney Pictures directed by Raja Gosnell. Beverly Hills Chihuahua made $8,001,448 on its Friday opening day, rose 56.00% on Saturday to $12,482,375, and dropped 29.37% on Sunday to $8,816,642. Rated PG for some mild thematic elements.