Box Office Analysis Week 16

Source: IMDbPro.com

Zac Efron didn’t need any help from his HSM BFFs to dance his way to the top this weekend as his breakout comedy 17 Again raked in $24.1 million to beat out State of Play’s star power and last week’s box office queen Hannah Montana.

The BBC-inspired political thriller State, starring Russell Crowe, Ben Affleck and Helen Mirren, didn’t pose much of a threat to the Big-in-reverse pic featuring Efron as a teenaged Matthew Perry, coming in at a distant second with $14.1 million.

Meanwhile, Hanna dropped a Montana-sized 61% to fourth place with $12.7 million behind the animated comedy Monsters vs Aliens’ $12.9 million as Fast & Furious slid 55% to round out the top five with $12.3 million.

It’s safe to say, audiences didn’t really spark to Crank: High Voltage. The Jason Statham sequel debuted with a dismal $6.51 million ahead of the mall cop comedy Observe and Report, which earned $4.05 million.

Sony Pictures Classics’ Broadway documentary Every Single Step proved to be one singular sensation with movegoers, averaging $9,077 in limited release while the old folks home indie comedy Is Anybody There? featuring Michael Caine also performed well, averaging $7,519 per screen in a handful of theatres.

Overall, this weekend’s top films were up 19% from the same time last year when Jackie Chan’s The Forbidden Kingdom kicked its way to the top.

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