latimes.com - 1/30/2009
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Audience tracking surveys are hardly perfect, but rarely are they as far off the mark as when Paul Blart: Mall Cop arrived in theaters three weeks ago. Having studied the various appraisals of moviegoer interest, executives at Sony Pictures concluded that, at worst, "Mall Cop" would gross $20 ...
Box Office: 'Blart' Beats Bloodsuckers
getthebigpicture.net 1/25/2009 — Rule number one: People love tubby comedians with hair plugs. 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' was the number one movie for the second straight week, beating the new release, 'Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.'
Liam Neeson Kills Paul Blart. Taken Is #1 Over Super Bowl Weekend.
latinoreview.com 2/2/2009 — Liam Neeson Kills Paul Blart. Taken Is #1 Over Super Bowl Weekend. By George 'El Guapo' Roush on February 1, 2009 It took a couple of weeks, but Kevin James has finally been knocked off of his horrible sitcomedy throne. Liam Neeson, deciding he's ...
“Taken,” “Paul Blart” Top Box Office: Jan. 30 - Feb. 1, 2009 —
Film Gecko
“Paul Blart: Mall Cop” is still holding strong at the box office, smack dab in between two horror flicks, “ Taken” and “The Uninvited.” Here’s the rundown from Box Office Mojo . What did YOU see this weekend?
Taken , $24.71M
Paul Blart: Mall Cop , $13.87M
The Uninvited , $10.32M
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Paul Blart gets Taken at the Boxoffice —
The Movie Blog
The movie seen round the world before it hit the North American market has made for a good showing at the boxoffice finally dethroning the King of Queens’ comedy hit Paul Blart: Mall Cop.
When I posted about this last week, the International Friends from outside the Western World gave a ...
'Taken' Captures Box-Office #1, Despite Super Bowl —
MTV Movies
Liam Neeson thriller defeats 'Paul Blart: Mall Cop,' 'The Uninvited.' By Elisabeth Rappe
Liam Neeson and Famke Janssen in "Taken"
Photo: 20th Century Fox
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "Taken" ($24.6 million)
#2 "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" ($14 million)
#3 "The Uninvited" ...
Define "Blart" —
Hollywood Elsewhere
"Sometimes there's a [kind] of blockbuster whose grosses can't be predicted by even the wisest of box-office sages," writes Vulture's Lane Brown. "For example, who could possibly have anticipated Paul Blart: Mall Cop's explosive $39 million opening weekend? Certainly not Sony Pictures, who ...
Paul Blart: Mall Cop Gets Roped Into Critic Apocalypse —
SpoutBlog
In the world of writing — not unlike that of sports or other businesses — those who can, do, and those that can’t, become film reviewers who take perverse pleasure in tearing down the efforts of those willing to put their names, talent, and oftentimes, hard-earned money, on ...
VOTD: The Making of Paul Blart: Mall Cop —
/Film
/Film reader Jared N sent over this unreleased making of video from Paul Blart: Mall Cop . Who knew that the film was in the works for 15 years and that Kevin James is a method actor? No one, because those facts were made up. Watch this funny faux making of featurette after the jump from ...
Box Office: Jan. 23-25, 2009 —
Film Gecko
"Paul Blart: Mall Cop" is still tops at the box office! I guess other moviegoers liked the funny Kevin James as much as I did. Here’s the roundup from Box Office Mojo :
Paul Blart: Mall Cop , $21.62M
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans , $20.82M
Gran Torino , $16.24M ...
And the Box Office Oscar goes to Paul Blart (?) —
Film School Rejects
Wow, I’m in a state of shock, here, folks. I knew it was going to be a close race this weekend at the box office but I didn’t think the American moviegoing public would make fools of themselves yet again by giving Paul Blart: Mall Cop a second straight weekend at the top of the ...
Weekend Box Office: 'Paul Blart' Keeps Raking It In —
Cinematical
If I seemed distressed about Paul Blart: Mall Cop handily winning its debut weekend, imagine how I feel about it spending two weeks at #1. Its family film bona fides helped it edge out Underworld: Rise of the Lycans (at least in the estimates), despite the latter winning Friday. Underworld ...
Paul Blart back on top at the US box office —
Total Film News
Kevin James’ comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop continued to win over US audiences this weekend to the tune of $21.5 million and a second week at first place.
Blart’s success meant that Underworld prequel Rise Of The Lycans had to settle for second, but did decent business with $20.7 ...
'Paul Blart: Mall Cop' Secures Second Box-Office #1 —
MTV Movies
Clint Eastwood and 'Underworld' creatures are no match for Kevin James. By Elisabeth Rappe
Kevin James in "Paul Blart: Mall Cop"
Photo: Richard Cartwright
The Box-Office Top Five
#1 "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" ($21.5 million)
#2 "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" ($20.7 ...
Morning Deal Report: The Blarting of America —
The Screengrab
Blart will not yield! Paul Blart: Mall Cop remains atop the box office for a second weekend, taking in another $21.5 million for a total of $64.8 million. This means Paul Blart is the biggest grossing movie of 2009! Do something, people! Underworld: Rise of the Lycans , the belated sequel ...
Paul Blart back on top at the US box office —
Total Film News
Kevin James’ comedy Paul Blart: Mall Cop continued to win over US audiences this weekend to the tune of $21.5 million and a second week at first place.
Blart’s success meant that Underworld prequel Rise Of The Lycans had to settle for second, but did decent business with $20.7 ...
Box-Office Wrap-Up: Jan. 23 - Jan. 25, 2009 —
RopeofSilicon.com
Curses. America's love for toothless movies has foiled me again. In this case it was Paul Blart only dropping 32% and Underworld: Rise of the Lycans not living up to financial expectations. Let's break this thing down.
#1 movie predicted correctly: 0 Week In A Row
1. Paul Blart: Mall ...