The Top ten

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Film

Weekend Gross

Change(%)

Total Gross

1

Blades of Glory

$23,000,000

-30.3%

$68,383,000

2

Meet the Robinsons

$17,004,000

-32.3%

$52,235,000

3

Are We Done yet

$15,000,000

–

$19,063,000

4

Grindhouse

$11,591,000

–

$11,591,000

5

The Reaping

$10,080,000

–

$12,010,000

6

300

$8,825,000

-22.8%

$193,880,000

7

Wild Hogs

$6,838,000

-21.1%

$145,453,000

8

Shooter

$5,800,000

-30.7%

$36,656,000

9

TMNT

$4,935,000

-46.5

$46,722,000

10

Firehouse Dog

$4,000,000

–

$5,257,000

source: boxofficemojo.com
Commentary

Wil Ferrell's career just gets better and better. Last year's Talladega Nights was probably the most successful movie he ever starred in. And now Blades of Glory, which has a much more limited premise and is a lesser […]

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German director Uwe Boll, the master behind such classics as After Dark and Blood Rayne, has issued a press release:
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I honestly […]

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Variety has a story about movie directors going after anonymous commenters in blogs. Here is the main part:
 "Reign Over Me" helmer Mike Binder opened fire on Hollywood Elsewhere.com on March 21 after a poster with the handle "Scooterzz" likened his film to Lifetime cable fare. He dared Scooterzz to reveal his real name, […]

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