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SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Update: October 2 - October 4, 2009

SHOW BIZ: Weekend Movie Box Office Update: October 2 - October 4, 2009


Rank Film Distributor Weekend Total # Of Screens
Weeks Playing Cumulative
Box Office
1 Zombieland Sony $24,733,155 3,036 1 $24,733,155
2
Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs Sony $15,809,039
2,977 3 $81,501,320
3 Toy Story 3-D Special Double Feature Disney $12,491,789 1,745 1 $12,491,789
4 Surrogates Disney
$7,241,054
2,951 2 $26,284,134
5 The Invention of Lying
Warner Bros. $7,027,472
1,707 1 $7,027,472

For more information, access the complete chart on Variety.com.

1. "Zombieland:" A cowardly shut-in named Columbus (Jesse Eisenberg) is forced to join up with a seasoned zombie slayer named Tallahassee (Woody Harrelson) in order to survive the zombie apocalypse. As Tallahassee sets out on a mission to find the last Twinkie on Earth, the duo meets up with Wichita (Emma Stone) and Little Rock (Abigail Breslin), two young girls who have resorted to some rather unorthodox methods to survive amidst the chaos. Reluctant partners in the battle against the undead, all four soon begin to wonder if it might be better to simply take their chances alone. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

2. "Cloudy With A Chance Of Meatballs:" Inspired by Ron and Judi Barrett's beloved children's book of the same name,  "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" follows inventor Flint Lockwood (voice of Bill Hader) and a brainy weathergirl (voice of Anna Faris) as they attempt to discover why the rain in their small town has stopped, and food is falling in its place. Meanwhile, lifelong bully Brent (voice of Andy Samberg) relishes in tormenting Flint like he did when they were kids, and Mayor Shelbourne (voice of Bruce Campbell) schemes to use Flint's latest invention -- a device designed to improve everyone's lives -- for his own personal gain. Mr. T voices by-the-books cop Earl Devereaux, and James Caan voices Flint's technophobe father, Tim. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

3. "Toy Story: 3-D Double Feature:" They're toys, they talk--at least when people aren't around--and they're back...celebrating the return of the 'Toy Story' franchise--this time in Disney Digital 3D! 'Toy Story,' the film that started it all, takes moviegoers back to that fantastic fun-filled journey, viewed mostly through the eyes of two rival toys-- Woody (voice of Tom Hanks), the lanky, likable cowboy, and Buzz Lightyear (voice of Tim Allen), the fearless space ranger. The comically-mismatched duo eventually learn to put aside their differences when circumstances separate them from their owner Andy and they find themselves on a hilarious adventure-filled mission where the only way they can survive is to form an uneasy alliance.

4. "Surrogates:" The filmmaking trio behind the hit sci-fi sequel Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines re-team to explore a future in which humans live in isolation while only communicating with their fellow man through robots that serve as social surrogates and are better-looking versions of their human counterparts. Bruce Willis stars as an FBI agent who enlists the aid of his own surrogate to investigate the murder of the genius college student who invented the surrogates. As the case grows more complicated, however, the withdrawn detective discovers that in order to actually catch the killer he will have to venture outside the safety of his own home for the first time in many years, and enlists the aid of another agent (Radha Mitchell) in tracking his target down. Jonathan Mostow directs co-screenwriters Michael Ferris and John Brancato's adaptation of the graphic novel by author Robert Venditti and illustrator Brett Weldele. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

5. "The Invention of Lying:" Ricky Gervais directs himself in The Invention of Lying, a comedy in which everyone in the world tells the truth except for one misfit in the film industry, who after discovering the act of lying, milks it to become the world's most phenomenal performer. Matthew Robinson will co-direct from his own script, which he and Gervais collaborated on. Jennifer Garner, Rob Lowe, Jonah Hill, and Louis C.K. co-star in the Media Rights Capital production, with John Hodgman, Tina Fey, Christopher Guest, and Jeffrey Tambor rounding out the rest of the cast. - Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

 

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