Despite the negative reviews, “Fool’s Gold” proved once
again that the critics and the audience might have different tastes.
Trashed by the critics, “Fool’s Gold” starring Matthew
McConaughey and Kate Hudson as a divorced couple, who engages in a treasure
hunt has dominated the weekend box office with $22 million in sales.
Of course, the upcoming Valentine’s Day could be “blamed”
for the success of the movie. However, “Fool’s Gold” did not manage to surpass
“How To Loose a Guy In Ten Days”, the previous encounter of McConaughey and
Hudson, which earned $23,8 million in sales during its first weekend.
Another movie coldly received by the critics, Martin
Lawrence’s “Welcome Home, Roscoe Jenkins” gained the second spot in Top 10 with
$ 17.1 million.
Walt Disney Pictures’ 3-D concert film “Hannah Montana &
Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert” starring teen pop icon Miley Cyrus
has slipped on the third place, with only $ 10.5 million.
“Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds
Concert Tour,” comprising concert footage and behind-the-scenes clips from
Miley Cyrus’ 2007 sell-out Best of Both Worlds Tour, made box office history
last weekend, with the highest gross ever for a film ($29 million) on the Super
Bowl time period.
“The Eye”, the Hollywood version of the 2002 homonymous
Asian movie, starring Jessica Alba, as Sydney Wells, a blind violinist who has
nightmarish visions after her sight is restored, ranked fourth with $ 6.6
million well below its $13 million in the opening weekend.
Academy Award-nominated teen pregnancy comedy “Juno” gained
the fifth place in Top 10 earning another $5,725,000 this weekend.
The romantic comedy “27 Dresses” starring “Grey’s Anatomy”
star, Katherine Heigl, has plunged from the third to sixth place with $ 5.7
million.
“The Bucket List”, Rob Reiner’s movie about old men getting
their last wishes ranked seventh with $ 5.3 million.
The bloody return of Sylvester Stallone in “Rambo” earned
the eight spot with $4,110,000, bringing the total earnings of the movie to $
36.5 million.
Rounding Top 10, “Meet the Spartans” ranked ninth with $4,075,000,
closely followed by “There Will Be
Blood” with $4,073,000.
“In Bruges”, the dark action-comedy staring Colin Farrell,
Brendan Gleeson as two hit men waiting for a call from their boss in best-preserved
medieval town in Belgium has earned $471,000. The movie was released in only 28
theaters.
Moreover, if you ever had doubts about Paris Hilton’s acting
skills, her latest “adventure” in the movie world, “The Hottie & The
Nottie”, which has opened in 111 theaters earned $25,000.
