Box Office Results: Fresh Sci-Fi District 9 Triumphs

Title	Weekend	Total	Analysis
District 9	$37.0M	$37.0M	Great reviews and word-of-mouth buzz propels twisty, creative sci-fi flick to #1.
G.I Joe: The Rise of Cobra	$22.5M	$98.8M	The last of the summer blockbusters fell almost 60% from Week 1 opening.
The Time Traveler's Wife	$19.2M	$19.2M	Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams romance a mild success as sci-fi/cartoon counter-programming.
Julie and Julia	$12.4M	$43.7M	Cooking dramedy makes its $40M budget back in 2nd week.
G-Force	$6.9M	$99.0M	Animated guinea pig action pic showing strong legs as it approaches $100M "blockbuster" status.

Bomb of the Week: The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard is this week's winner due to mere $5.3M take in spite of large marketing push. Perhaps some actors just work better on TV.

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