The Black Box Office Report – November 30, 2009

The second movie in the Twilight Saga is tops at the movies again this weekend, and a lot of the hit movies are holding their own. Warner’s got a hit with Sandra Bullock in The Blind Side”, and it looks like Disney has another big animated hit on their hands.

Here’s the box office story:

1 Twilight Saga: New Moon Summit $42,500,000
2 The Blind Side Warner Bros. $40,125,000
3 2012 Sony $18,000,000
4 Old Dogs Disney $16,846,000
5 A Christmas Carol Disney $16,003,000
6 Ninja Assassin Warner Bros $13,135,000
7 Planet 51 Sony $10,200,000
8 Precious LionsGate $7,090,000
9 The Fantastic Mr. Fox Fox $7,020,000
10 The Men Who Stare At Goats Overture $1,533,000

Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” is playing in 2 theaters, in New York and Los Angeles. Each of those theaters brought in $356,000 this weekend for a week total of $1,142,000!

F. Gary Gray‘s “Law Abiding Citizen” has made $71,524,000 to date, a profit of over 20 million dollars. Michael Jackson‘s “This Is It” has now made $71,800,000. Both of these films are playing in less than 600 theaters nationwide, so if you haven’t seen them yet, the opportunity to do so on a large screen is going away. “This Is It” is now the #1 grossing concert film of all time, Sony announced today. The TV rights to “This Is It” have been picked up by MTV Networks, so no doubt we’ll be able to watch it again and again there soon, but also, it will be available on DVD, Blu-Ray, and PSP January 26. With Over 90 Minutes of Never-Before-Seen Bonus Features Including Two Making-of Documentaries. There will also be Blu-ray exclusives Including All-New ‘Smooth Criminal’ and ‘Thriller’ Vignettes.

“The Fourth Kind” is winding down its run as well, bringing in a total so far of $24,619,000, and in case you were wondering, “Paranormal Activity” Is still out there in 725 theaters! The $15,000 film has now made $107,132,000.

There is still no word from The Weinstein Company on “Janky Promoters”, a movie they buried starring Ice Cube, Mike Epps, and Taraji P. Henson.

Speaking of Taraji, she and Terence Howard hosted the 2009 SOul Train Awards that aired on BET and Centric last night.

Here are the winners from the ceremony:

BEST NEW ARTIST
*Keri Hilson

BEST R&B/SOUL ARTIST FEMALE
*Beyonce

BEST MALE R&B/SOUL MALE
*Maxwell

SONG OF THE YEAR
*”Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)” – Beyonce

ALBUM OF THE YEAR
*Beyonce – I Am … Sasha Fierce

RECORD OF THE YEAR (SONGWRITER AWARD)
*Jamie Foxx feat. T-Pain – “Blame It”

BEST COLLABORATION
*Keri Hilson feat. Kanye West & Ne-Yo – “Knock You Down”

CENTRIC AWARD – SOUL APPROVED/UNDERGROUND
*Maysa

BEST REGGAE ARTIST
*Sean Paul

BEST GOSPEL PERFORMANCE MALE, FEMALE OR GROUP
*Mary Mary feat. Kierra “KiKi” Sheard – “God In Me”

ENTERTAINER OF THE YEAR
Michael Jackson

Congratulations to everyone, including our friends, who won last night, but most importantly, Respect to Kenard Gibbs and company for keeping Soul Train brand alive! Hopefully they’re making some changes to that movie treatment!

New Yorkers, be sure and represent at The African Diaspora Film Festival, going on now through December 15! The ADFF presents an eclectic mix of urban, classic, independent and foreign films that depict the richness and diversity of the life experience of people of African descent and Indigenous people all over the world.