Adam Sandler, partnering with the potent Jack Nicholson, once again established his drawing power at the box office this weekend with the pair's new comedy "Anger Management."
The flick easily grabbed the No. 1 spot at the box office -- and, in fact, has single-handedly revitalized a flagging movie business, grossing more than the next 12 films combined.
Last weekend's top movie, "Phone Booth" with Colin Farrell, shrank to No. 2.
"Anger Management," with its estimated $44.5 million, had the highest gross ever for a movie opening in April, beating the previous record of $36.1 million set by last year's "The Scorpion King."
Possibly due to the war, comedy is hot at the moment. The $100-million hit "Bringing Down the House" was No. 1 for three consecutive weekends last month, and "Head of State," with Chris Rock, debuted at the top of the box office two weeks ago.
The Top 10 movies for last weekend were as follows:
1. "Anger Management," $44.5 million
2. "Phone Booth," $7.5 million
3. "What a Girl Wants," $6.7 million
4. "Bringing Down the House," $4.6 million
5. "A Man Apart," $4.5 million
6. "Head of State," $4 million
7. "House of 1,000 Corpses," $3.4 million
8. "Chicago," $3.3 million
9. "The Core," $3.2 million
10. "Basic," $2.2 million
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