“Where the Wild Things Are” proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak’s beloved children’s book debuted at No. 1 with $32.5 million.
Moviegoers 18 and older accounted for 43 percent of the audience, while parents with children made up 27 percent, according to distributor Warner Bros.
Overture Films earned the No. 2 spot with Jamie Foxx and Gerard Butler’s vengeance thriller “Law Abiding Citizen,” which debuted with $21.3 million.
Expanding into wider release, Paramount’s low-budget horror sensation “Paranormal Activity” moved up to No. 3 with $20.2 million.
Top 10 Weekend Box Office And Thier Final Figures
1. “Where the Wild Things Are,” $32.5 million.
2. “Law Abiding Citizen,” $21.3 million.
3. “Paranormal Activity,” $20.2 million.
4. “Couples Retreat,” $17.9 million.
5. “The Stepfather,” $12.3 million.
6. “Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs,” $8.1 million.
7. “Zombieland,” $7.8 million.
8. “Toy Story” and “Toy Story 2″ in 3-D, $3 million.
9. “Surrogates,” $1.92 million.
10. “The Invention of Lying,” $1.9 million.
