Box Office Results: Madea slays Jonas Brothers; Slumdog, Taken keep pace

A few surprises for this weekend’s box office. The first was ass kicking the Jonas Brothers took at the hands of Tyler Perry’s Madea. The Jonas Brothers film was expected to do at least $20 million, but only managed $12.7 million, allowing Madea Goes to Jail to keep the box office title.

The second surprise was the continuing strong performance of Taken – which took in $10 million to rise over the $100 million mark. This film simply won’t stop.

In other news, Slumdog Millionaire performed about what we expected – we figured at least $10 million – and it took in $12.2 million with its Oscar bounce. Also, He’s Just Not That Into You, Paul Blart and Coraline took in between $5-6 million each – solid takes.

The only other film in wide release, Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li, bombed, coming in in the 8th slot.

Here’s this week’s numbers:

Madea Goes to Jail – $16.5M ($64.8M total)
Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience – $12.7M ($12.7M total)
Slumdog Millionaire – $12.2M ($115M total)
Taken – $9.95M ($108M total)
He’s Just Not That Into You – $5.88M ($78.5M total)
Paul Blart: Mall Cop – $5.6M ($128M total)
Coraline – $5.25M ($61.1M total)
Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li – $4.65M ($4.65M total)
Confessions of a Shopaholic – $4.49M ($33.7M total)
Fired Up! – $3.8M ($10.1M total)