Box Office: 'I Can Do Bad All By Myself' does well

Weekend of September 11 – 13, 2009: As expected, Tyler Perry crushes competition

Tyler Perry’s latest family drama “I Can Do Bad All By Myself” found its way to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Bad” got off to a strong start Friday and maintained its dominance at No. 1, scoring a solid average of $10,656 per theater at 2,255 locations. Starring Taraji P. Henson, the film follows the spiritual transformation of a troubled nightclub singer.

At a distant No. 2, Shane Acker’s animated adventure “9” collected $10.8 million at 1,661 locations, bringing its domestic total to $15.2 million since its opening day Wednesday.

Things didn’t turn out that well at all for the weekend’s two remaining wide releases. Summit’s horror flick “Sorority Row” only made it to No. 6 with a three-day gross of $5.2 million from ticket sales at $2,665 locations.

Following closely in seventh place was Dominic Sena’s action thriller “Whiteout,” which took home $5.1 million only. Kate Beckinsale stars as a U.S. marshal investigating a gruesome murder in Antarctica.

Meanwhile, Quentin Tarantino’s “Inglourious Basterds” slipped to No. 3 this week, pulling $6.5 million for a total gross of $104.3 million. At No. 4, Sandra Bullock’s comedy “All About Steve” finished with $5.8 million, which brings her cume to $21.8 million.

Last week’s box office champion "The Final Destination" took a big dive and dropped to No. 5, generating another $5.5 million. The fourth installment in the popular horror series brought its cumulative gross to $58.2 million after a solid three-week run.

At No. 8, sci-fi thriller “District 9” collected $3.6 million for a total haul of $108.5 million. Nora Ephron’s comedy “Julie & Julia” followed in ninth place, picking up $3.3 million for a domestic total of $85.3 million.

Wrapping up the top 10 was Brian Taylor and Mark Neveldine’s action spectacle “Gamer,” which earned a disappointing $3.1 million for a total of $16.1 million after only a little more than one week in release.

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