I thought we had seen the bottom of the barrel after last weekend’s top earner of $13.5M. We didn’t even get close this time around and the top earner couldn’t even break $10M, that’s sad. So once again, Disturbia, the teen thriller movie, held on to the number one spot. The number two spot was owned by yet another teen thriller movie, The Invisible, with $7.6 million in its weekend debut. I read that The Invisible had nothing to do with the trailer, was not a mystery at all like it was presented, and was rather disappointing. That makes the #3 spot all the much more funny to me. Nicolas Cage, who must have been required for a minimum number of films clause in his contract, was no doubt the biggest disappointment this weekend to the studios. His new film, Next, barely had a pulse with on $7.2 million. The other two new releases this weekend, The Condemned and Kickin’ It Old Skool, looked like afterthoughts with their positioning at #9 and #10, respectively.

Maybe all of this will finally send a message to Hollywood to start producing some quality films because it’s not good enough to just have a script, actors, and “The End” anymore. I expect we’re going to see a huge increase in box office earnings next weekend with Spider-Man 3 when it gets released on May 4th. The first Spider-Man film took in $114.8 million in its first weekend and Spider-Man 2 cashed in at $180.1 in its first six days. Huge difference from what we’ve been seeing recently.

Box office earnings for movies this weekend, April 27 - April 29:

1. “Disturbia,” $9.1 million.
2. “The Invisible,” $7.6 million.
3. “Next,” $7.2 million.
4. “Fracture,” $7.1 million.
5. “Blades of Glory,” $5.2 million.
6. “Meet the Robinsons,” $4.84 million.
7. “Hot Fuzz,” $4.8 million.
8. “Vacancy,” $4.2 million.
9. “The Condemned,” $4 million.
10. “Are We Done Yet?”, $3.4 million.
11. “Kickin’ It Old Skool”, $2.8 million.