Open And Shut Case

Ashton Kutcher must be feeling pretty good. He appeared in two new movies over the weekend, and both of them combined to take in an estimated $40.7 million in ticket sales. In the process of earning all that dough, both films also took over the top spots from last week's winners.

The CGI animated flick Open Season was number one, while the Coast Guard action/drama The Guardian, had to settle for second place.

Having 2 top films opening at the same time makes Kutcher king

Brandon Gray Of Box Office Mojo writes in his Weekend Report:

Hitting their expected pecking order, Open Season grabbed an estimated $23 million in first, The Guardian swam to a solid second and School For Scoundrels [coming in at #4 with $9.1 million] folded...

Read the entire report by Gray right here.

Meanwhile, Ian Mohr of Variety had this to say about Kutcher's double take:

"Open Season," shot to No. 1 over the weekend, bringing in family auds to the tune of $23 million. "Open" had been projected to be in a tighter battle for first place with Disney's "The Guardian," which came in well behind at $17.7 million.

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Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly states: It's all about Ashton at the box office...

...Wow! Little Miss Sunshine came in at #10 again this week with another $ 2 million added to its domestic gross.