District 9, produced by Peter Jackson and directed by Neill Blomkamp, a tale of aliens caught on planet Earth that are being moved from District 9 to District 10, in other words from one concentration camp to the other. This was a sleeper hit. The budget for this movie was 30 Million. District 9 made 37 Million over the weekend, pleasing studio execs and cementing Peter Jackson in the world of sci-fi movies. Keep em coming, Mr. Jackson.
With good word of mouth buzz at this years comic con and a quiet marketing campaign, "District 9" beat out last week's number 1 movie "G.I. Joe" by about $15 million. To date "G.I. Joe" has made 164 million. Which is more money than I would have thought "G.I. Joe" could have generated.
I have heard that there will be a prequel to "District 9," possibly explaining how the aliens got to Earth in the first place. However, I am much more interested in the sequel. "District 10" should play out to be a kick ass movie featuring our two aliens that escaped coming back to earth in three years and hopefully kicking hell out of the MNU.
Thanks to Boxofficemojo.com for providing the box office numbers.
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