All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
Title ….Reported Weekend Box Office….Gross Since Premiere
1. District 9...$37,354,308…$37.350
2. GI Joe.…$22,324,341….$98.580
3. Time Traveler’s Wife, The….$18,623,171….$18.620
4. Julie & Julia….$12,055,918…..$43.340
5. G-Force….$6,915,642….$99.060
6. Harry Potter And The Half Blood Prince….$5,141,072….$283.880
7. Ugly Truth, The ….$4,448,232….$77.450
8. Ponyo ….$3,585,852….$3.590
9. Funny People ….$3,010,755….$47.910
10. 500 Days of Summer ….$2,967,462….$17.900
Data provided by Rentrak
Mitch from Omaha says
The thing I’m most happy about here is that District 9 made back what it cost to make … which, if we’re lucky, means … SEQUEL!