The actor-directors latest action-drama,Gran Torino, was No.
1 on the first competitive weekend of 2009, grossing $29 million, according to Sundays estimates.
Thats by far the highest single-weekend total of Eastwoods esteemed six-decade Hollywood career.
Credit: Anthony Michael Rivetti
Its total domestic sum now stands at $40.1 mil.
NewcomerBride Warswas a solid No.
Despite a B- CinemaScore mark, the movie certainly exceeded expectations.
Marley & Me(No.
4 with $11.4 mil) andThe Curious Case of Benjamin Button(No.
5 with $9.5 mil) rounded out the top five.
And the weekends other wide release,Not Easily Broken, easily found itself at No.
9, grossing an impressive $5.6 mil in just 724 venues.
A nice way to start 2009, indeed.
