Weekend of September 18 – 20, 2009: ‘Cloudy’ delivers while ‘Jennifer’s Body’ disappoints

Sony Pictures Animation’s “Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs” stormed the North American box office this weekend with a solid $30.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Playing in both 3D and standard format, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s animated adventure scored an average of $9,651 per theater at 3,119 locations. The film follows an inventor who faces the consequences of his latest invention: a device that converts water into food.

Debuting in second place with a decent three-day gross of $10.5 million was Steven Soderbergh’s “The Informant!,” which stars Matt Damon as an exec helping the FBI uncover his company’s price-fixing scheme. The film is showing at 2,505 locations.

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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.

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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.

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Shane Acker's animated adventure "9" delivered a solid start at the North American box office Wednesday with a decent estimated gross of $3.1 million from ticket sales at only 1,653 locations.

Released by Focus Features, "9" is set in a post-apocalyptic world in which humanity has lost a fierce battle against an army of machines. It's up to a group of puppet-like “stitchpunk” beings to survive in dangerous conditions.

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Here's a quick North American box office update: New Line Cinema's "The Final Destination" held on to the No. 1 spot during this extended holiday weekend with an estimated four-day total of $15.4 million. That brings the total gross of the fourth installment in the horror series to $50.6 million.

Quentin Tarantino's WWII drama "Inglourious Basterds" outran Sandra Bullock's comedy "All About Steve" Sunday, grabbing the No. 2 spot with a weekend gross of $15 million. The film's domestic gross currently stands at $95.2 million.

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Weekend of September 4 – 6, 2009: ‘Final Destination’ beats new films at slow b.o.

“The Final Destination” held on to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office for a second consecutive weekend with $12.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

New Line Cinema’s David R. Ellis-directed horror sequel scored an average of $3,984 per theater at 3,121 locations, bringing its domestic total to $47.5 million after a little more than one week in release.

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New Line Cinema's 3D horror adventure "The Final Destination" slashed its competition for the second consecutive Friday at the North American box office, holding on to the No.1 spot with $3.5 million in ticket sales.

The David R. Ellis-directed fourth installment in the popular series scored a solid average of $1,145 per theater at 3,121 locations. The film's current domestic total stands at $38.7 million after just one week in release.

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