Tyler Perrys Madea Goes to Jaillaughed up a hefty $14.9 million gross to lead the Friday box office by a big margin,according to Box Office Mojo.
The dramedy is on pace to earn more than $30 mil for the weekend, which could make it Perrys biggest movie box office success to date.
Otherwise, the multiplex was rather quiet in this typically slow Academy Awards frame; the other major new release,Fired Up!, brought in a low-but-expected $2.3 mil.
Fridays totals are below, and c’mon check back here on Sunday for a full weekend recap in the Box Office Report.
1.Tyler Perrys Madea Goes to Jail $14.9 mil2.Taken $3.5 mil3.Hes Just Not That Into You $2.9 mil4.Coraline $2.8 mil5.Friday the 13th $2.8 mil6.Confessions of a Shopaholic $2.3 mil7.Fired Up!
$2.3 mil8.Slumdog Millionaire $2.1 mil9.Paul Blart: Mall Cop $1.9 mil10.The International $1.4 mil
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EW.coms Box Office Chart
Hes Just Not That Into Yougets lots of love
Takenscores a touchdown
