Tyler Perry won the weekend box office with his latest film, Madea Goes to Jail. The movie took in a surprising $41 million in its debut weekend. The film stars Tyler Perry playing a slew of different characters. There were hardly any new films released for Madea to compete with but some films that have been out for a few weeks did well. Neil Gaiman's Coraline jumped up to the #2 spot taking in $11.4 million. Taken, the kidnap thriller, is sticking around in its 4th week of release by winning the 3rd slot and bringing in another $11.2 million. Jennifer Aniston's hit romantic comedy He's Just Not That Into You came in fourth and has now made over $70 million. The Oscar champion Slumdog Millionaire took the fifth slot. Friday the 13th, Paul Blart and Shopaholic came in 6th, 7th and 8th.
There are not many new movies opening in theatres this coming weekend - just a Jonas Brothers movie, Crossing Over and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li - so we will see if any of the Oscar winners get a box office bump.
