Wanted comes in second to WALL-E in weekend box office

Wanted earned $51.1 million for the weekend, but it was not enough to get first place. Wall-E debuted with $62.5 million. However, Wanted was the third-highest opening for an R-rated action film ever behind The Matrix Reloaded ($91.7 million) & 300 ($70.9 million).

"Wanted, a $74 million comic book adaptation directed by Kazakhstan-born filmmaker Timur Bekmambetov, stars Scottish actor James McAvoy (The Last King of Scotland) as an office drone recruited to an elite order of assassins by Jolie and Morgan Freeman. Wanted is a fast-paced, crackling thrill ride."

WALL-E became Pixar's third-best opener (tied with Monsters Inc.). Did you know...all of Pixar's movies have debuted at #1. It all started with Toy Story. It is pretty amazing that all of Pixar's movies have debuted at #1.

"WALL-E is a space adventure mixed with an unusual love story with somber messages about the future of Earth and humankind."
"After hundreds of lonely years of doing what he was built for, WALL•E (short for Waste Allocation Load Lifter Earth-Class) discovers a new purpose in life (besides collecting knick-knacks) when he meets a sleek search robot named EVE. EVE comes to realize that WALL•E has inadvertently stumbled upon the key to the planet’s future, and races back to space to report her findings to the humans (who have been eagerly awaiting word that it is safe to return home). Meanwhile, WALL•E chases EVE across the galaxy and sets into motion one of the most exciting and imaginative comedy adventures ever brought to the big screen."

Also, as of writing this, WALL-E has a 9.3 rating on imdb.com and a 97% Tomatometer (positive reviews). This makes me want to go see it now...much like how I got drawn into Iron Man (which was good by the way).

Looking back now, I find it pretty funny how WALL-E was my friend's backup plan if Wanted was sold out. They ended up watching Get Smart because both WALL-E and Wanted were sold out. LOL so much for a backup plan.

Anyways, here are the Top Ten weekend box office numbers for June 27-June 29, 2008:
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Source: I4U, boxofficemojo, rottentomato