As expected, Tyler Perry's latest drama "I Can Do Bad All By Myself" jumped to the top of the North American box office Friday with an esimated $8.6 million in ticket sales from 2,255 locations.
The film failed to reach the $14 million opening-day gross of Perry's last film "Madea Goes to Jail," but for a Friday opening leading into what is certainly a quiet weekend at the box office, "Bad All By Myself" did pretty well.
At No. 2, Shane Acker's animated adventure "9" took home $3.3 million. The film opened Wednesday and reached a three-day gross of $7.7 million. The story follows a group of puppet-like “stitchpunk” beings trying to survive in a post-apocalyptic world.
New entry "Sorority Row" finished in third place Friday, collecting $1.9 million from ticket sales at 2,665 locations. The horror thriller from Summit Entertainment centers on a bunch of sorority girls hunted by a killer shortly after one of their pranks goes horribly wrong.
This week's other wide release, "Whiteout," didn't perform well at all, making it only to No. 6 with a daily gross of $1.7 million. The Dominic Sena-directed thriller with Kate Beckinsale is currently playing at 2,745 locations. It follows a U.S. marshal investigating a murder in Antarctica.
Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino's "Inglourious Basterds" dropped to No. 4, earning $1.9 million for a domestic total of $99.6 million. Following in fifth place with $1.8 million was "All About Steve," which lifted its cume to $17.8 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)