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Woody Harrelson Kills at Box Office: Zombieland
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October 4, 2009
Woody Harrelson scored the biggest opening of his career at U.S. box office, as "zombieland" stormed theaters with weekend ticket sales of $25 million. "zombieland," bolstered by strong reviews matched its modest production budget.
Harrelson, rose to fame in the sitcom "Cheers," stars as a gung-ho zombie killer who joins an obsessive-compulsive nerd during a worldwide zombie epidemic. "It's an action-driven road-trip buddy comedy, and the icing on the cake is that it's got zombies in it," said Rory Bruer, Columbia's president of worldwide distribution.
Four other new releases entered the top-10. "Toy Story" and " Toy Story 2," opened at No. 3 with $12.5 million. The release was designed to stoke anticipation of the June 2010 arrival of " Toy Story 3."
British comedian Ricky Gervais' "The Invention of Lying" followed with a modest $7.4 million, slightly ahead of Bruce Willis' "Surrogates," which is in its second weekend. Rankings could change when final data are released on Monday.
Two entries tied at No. 7: Drew Barrymore's directing debut, "Whip It," and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" each reported about $4.9 million in ticket sales.
Top Box Office:
1. zombieland
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
3. Toy StoryandToy Story 2 (3D)
4. The Invention of Lying
5. Surrogates
6. Whip It
7. Capitalism: A Love Story
8. Fame
9. The Informant!
10. Love Happens
Harrelson, rose to fame in the sitcom "Cheers," stars as a gung-ho zombie killer who joins an obsessive-compulsive nerd during a worldwide zombie epidemic. "It's an action-driven road-trip buddy comedy, and the icing on the cake is that it's got zombies in it," said Rory Bruer, Columbia's president of worldwide distribution.
Four other new releases entered the top-10. "Toy Story" and " Toy Story 2," opened at No. 3 with $12.5 million. The release was designed to stoke anticipation of the June 2010 arrival of " Toy Story 3."
British comedian Ricky Gervais' "The Invention of Lying" followed with a modest $7.4 million, slightly ahead of Bruce Willis' "Surrogates," which is in its second weekend. Rankings could change when final data are released on Monday.
Two entries tied at No. 7: Drew Barrymore's directing debut, "Whip It," and documentary filmmaker Michael Moore's "Capitalism: A Love Story" each reported about $4.9 million in ticket sales.
Top Box Office:
1. zombieland
2. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
3. Toy StoryandToy Story 2 (3D)
4. The Invention of Lying
5. Surrogates
6. Whip It
7. Capitalism: A Love Story
8. Fame
9. The Informant!
10. Love Happens
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