BOX OFFICE: Act Of Valor #1 With $25M Weekend, Good Deeds $16M, Wanderlust And Gone Blast

SATURDAY PM:Apppropriately enough for Oscars Sunday, it’s another up weekend for your eighth straight week this season.Common moviegoingis at $130M, the whopping +30% over a year ago.Clearly, Hollywood is ecstatic (though not within the prospect at sitting using the interminable Academy awards only to watch Harvey Weinstein gloat). Relativity’s R-ratedAct Of Valor has stayedNo. 1all weekend. It’s the the Bandito Brothers and sisters’ low-budget U.S. Navy fighting pressure taleusing actual Shuts. Relativity acquired the rights for the project last June for $13 million together with a $Thirty Dollars million in prints and advertising commitment -the finest money taken proper care of a finished film by getting a mystery cast in individuals days.Audiences gave it an ‘A’ CinemaScore, which Lionsgate’s romantic dramaGood Deeds also received. It seems sensible middling for Tyler Perry however people films where he doesn’t crossdress as Madea (and offendwith that stereotype) earn less. Nevertheless it’s right in line with Lionsgate anticipation and, besides, your financial allowance only agreed to be $16M. Yet anotherof author, director, producer Perry’ssoap operas specific to his core fans. But, seriously, is Tyler an amazing enough thesp tocarry a movie virtually by themselves? Not always.(Which I dread his approaching portrayal of Alex Mix.) Universal’s alleged comedyWanderlustbombed worse than expected: audiences gave it a typical’B-’ CinemaScore. The mix of Jennifer Aniston and Paul Rudd shown toxicto moviegoers. (FYI: this greenlight was the studio’s payback to Heroines director David Wain and mogul/producer Judd Apatow.) Also tanking is Summit’s not-so-thrilling Gone starring Amanda Seyfried which acquired basically a ‘C+’ CinemaScore.This really is really the most recent back to back of stinkers for the studio that's now part of Lionsgate.Bear in mind that children round the Colonial lost of college a couple of days ago so family holdovers Warner Bros’ Journey 2 and Disney’s The Important Thing Information On Arrietty held strong — no less than until Universal/Illumination’sDr. Suess toon The Lorax opens next weekend. The brand new the new sony’s The Vow passed the $100M domestic mark this 3rd weekend out since the first Screen Gems film to ever hit $100M. Here’s the most effective Ten (order according to weekend grosses): 1. Act Of Valor (Relativity) NEW [3,039 Theaters] Friday $9, Saturday $9.5, Weekend $24.5M 2. Tyler Perry’s Good Deeds (Lionsgate) NEW [2,132 Theaters] Friday $5.3M, Saturday $6.8M, Weekend: $16M 3. Journey 2 3d (Warner Bros) Week 3 [3,350 Theaters] Friday $3.2M, Saturday$6.2M,Weekend $13.1M,Cume $77.2M 4. Safe House (Universal) Week 3 [3,052 Theaters] Friday $3.1M, Saturday $5M, Weekend $11M, Cume $97.7M 5. The Vow (Screen Gems/The brand new the new sony) Week 3 [3,038 Theaters] Friday $3.2M, Saturday $4.5M,Weekend $10M, Est Cume $103M 6. Ghost Driver 2 3d (The brand new the new sony) Week 2 [3,174 Theaters] Friday $2.3M, Saturday $4.5M,Weekend $9.3M (-58%),Cume $38.3M 7.This Means War (Fox) Week 2 [3,189 Theaters] Friday $2.7M, Saturday $4.0M,Weekend $8.7M (-50%),Cume $33.8M 8. Wanderlust (Universal)NEW [2,002 Theaters] Friday $2.1M, Saturday $3.0M,Weekend $5.8M 9. Gone (Summit)NEW [2,186 Theaters] Friday $1.6M, Saturday $2.1M,Weekend $5.0M 10. Secret Arena Of Arrietty (Disney)Week 2 [1,522 Theaters] Friday $1M, Saturday $2.1M,Weekend $4.6M,Cume $14.7M