District 9 invades the US box office

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G.I. Joe drops to second

The "prawns" of Neil Blomkamp's District 9 proved to be a winner this weekend across the pond, winning the box office with a solid $37 million.

Considering that the film - produced and presented by Peter Jackson - cost a thrifty $30 million to make, that's a great launch.


Last week's winner, G.I. Joe lost 59% of business to make second place with $22.5 million, while romantic sci-fi drama The Time Traveller's Wife nabbed third in its first week with $19.2 million.

In fourth was cooking dramadey Julie %26 Julia ($12.4 million) and Disney's live action/CG adventure G-Force nabbed fifth, taking $7 million.

The top 10 in full:

  1. District 9 ($37 million)
  2. G.I Joe: The Rise Of Cobra ($22.5 million)
  3. The Time Traveller's Wife ($19.2 million)
  4. Julie & Julia ($12.4 million)
  5. G-Force ($7 million)
  6. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard ($5.3 million)
  7. Harry Potter And The Half-Blood Prince ($5.1 million)
  8. The Ugly Truth ($4.5 million)
  9. Ponyo ($3.5 million)
  10. (500) Days Of Summer ($3 million)


[Data Source: Box Office Mojo ]

James White
Freelance Journalist

James White is a freelance journalist who has been covering film and TV for over two decades. In that time, James has written for a wide variety of publications including Total Film and SFX. He has also worked for BAFTA and on ODEON's in-cinema magazine.