Box Office: ‘Obsessed’ delivers $28M opening

Weekend of April 24 – 26, 2009

Beyoncé Knowles' thriller "Obsessed" defeated its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

In the film directed by Steve Shill, Idris Elba co-stars as a successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him.

At No. 2, last week’s box office winner “17 Again” collected another $11.6 million, lifting its domestic total to $39.9 million. Starring Zac Efron, the comedy follows a 37-year-old who gets to relive his past as a 17-year-old.

New release “Fighting” debuted in third place with $11.4 million. Directed by Dito Montiel, the drama follows Channing Tatum in the role of a poor chap trying to score big in the world of underground street fighting.

Debuting at No. 4 with only $9.7 million was Joe Wright’s latest drama “The Soloist,” which stars Robert Downey Jr. as a newspaper columnist building a special friendship with a homeless musician (Jamie Foxx).

Following in fifth place with $8.5 million was Disney Nature’s documentary “Earth,” which reached a cumulative gross of $14.2 million. The film opened Wednesday.

At No. 6, DreamWorks Animation’s “Monsters vs. Aliens” took home $8.5 million also, bringing its total haul to $174.8 million during a solid five-week run. Kevin Macdonald’s thriller “State of Play” slipped to No. 7 with a weekend gross of $6.8 million and a total gross of $25.1 million.

Peter Chelsom’s “Hannah Montana: The Movie” dropped to No. 8 this weekend, taking home $6.3 million and reaching a cume of $65.5 million. Following in ninth place was “Fast & Furious,” which collected another $6 million for a domestic total of $145.2 million.

Rounding out the top 10 with $2.4 million was “Crank: High Voltage,” which brought its cumulative gross to $11.5 million after two weeks in release.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)