AHH! Paul Blart tops box office again

We can’t explain it – mass hallucination? Collective insanity? It’s fraking ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’. Did anyone watch the trailers? Did anyone read the reveiws? Did anyone actually listen to those who already saw it?

We give up. We love Paul Blart now. We embrace the awesomeness of it all. Please post the exciting news for when the inevitable sequel gets announced.

Nice to see Slumdog pick up biz.

Kevin James scored another win at the box office this weekend with his comedy ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop,’ which brought in an estimated $21.5 million. The comedy starring the former “King of Queens” star as a mild-mannered bumbling security guard had a budget of just $26 million, but has already made $64.8 million in its first two weekends in theaters. – From Entertainment Weekly

Fox Searchlight’s “Slumdog Millionaire” rocketed up the box office chart to No. 5 after picking up top Oscar nominations, grossing an estimated $10.6 million from 1,411 runs as it successfully expanded nationwide. Sony was the other big winner of the weekend, claiming the No. 1 and No. 2 spots with holdover laffer “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” and new entry “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans.” “Mall Cop” declined a mere 32% to an estimated $21.5 million in its second weekend for a cume of $64.8 million in its first 10 days, according to Rentrak. – From Variety

The Kevin James comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” captured the top spot at the North American box office for a second week in a row by edging out “Underworld, Rise of the Lycans.” “Mall Cop” — which cost only $26 million to make — sold an estimated $21.5 million worth of tickets over the weekend and has now taken in a surprisingly strong total of $64.8 million in two weeks, distributor Columbia Pictures said on Sunday. – From Reuters