Weekend Box Office Round-Up (Updated)

It was another very gay weekend at the movies with the number one movie, "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby," featuring a gay race car driver played by Ali G. The movie took in an estimated $22 million in week two and should cross the $100 million mark by the end of the week.

Another big success is "Little Miss Sunshine" featuring Steve Carell as a gay man who recovers from a broken heart (and suicide attempt) by going on a road trip with his dysfunctional family. Still in limited release, the comedy had the highest per-screen average of any film in the top 12 at a whopping $16,993.

"Sunshine" played in 153 theaters, 95 up from last weekend, and earned $2.9 million for a cumulative total of $5.6 million. The Fox Searchlight release expands to 600 theaters on Friday then 1,500 locations the following weekend. This platforming strategy is designed to give the film momentum through good word of mouth and is so far working like a charm.

"The Devil Wears Prada," which co-stars Stanley Tucci as a gay magazine executive and Meryl Streep as a bitch for the ages, added $1.95 million to its total as it begins to wind down a sensational summer run. It has a total gross of $116.6 million to date.

Meanwhile, "The Night Listener" which stars Robin Williams as a gay radio host and Bobby Cannavale as his ex-lover, took a free-fall at the box office in its second weekend with a drop in business of 59.5 percent. The film took in $1.4 million for a two-week take of $6.3 million.

Here is a link to my full box office report in today's Daily News.

Here are some results for some indiie films still in limited release:

- "Another Gay Movie": This tasteless comedy in the tradition of the "American Pie" movies took in $68,302 in 17 theaters, that's a 36.4 percent jump in business from last weekend. It's overall gross to date is $195,990.

- "The Groomsman" written and directed by Ed Burns is about a group of life-long friends who reunited for a wedding. One of the friends comes out to the group after staying away for 10 years. The film took in just $8,233, a 45.7 percent drop in business from last weekend. It's grossed just $100,096 so far.

- "The Mostly Unfabulous Life of Ethan Green" took in $7,366 over the weekend, up 46.9 percent from last weekend. The film has earned $134,586 since its debut.

- "Poster Boy," which has been waiting two years for release, played in two theaters and earned $3,806 in its LA debut.