Carrey's 'Yes Man' earns aye vote with $18M debut!!

[Newsbot]

LOS ANGELES – Movie audiences greeted Jim Carrey and Will Smith with a lukewarm "yes' as snowstorms undermined weekend debuts from both stars.

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Carrey's comedy "Yes Man" opened at No. 1 with $18.2 million in ticket sales, while Smith's drama "Seven Pounds" came in second with $16 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Debuting at No. 3 with $10.5 million was Matthew Broderick's animated family flick "The Tale of Despereaux."

The new movies arrived in theaters Friday just as storms pounded the Northeast.

"Those markets back east just got hammered," said Chris Aronson, distribution executive for 20th Century Fox, whose sci-fi saga "The Day the Earth Stood Still" slipped from No. 1 to No. 4 with $10.2 million. The movie starring Keanu Reeves raised its 10-day total to $48.6 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Yes Man," $18.2 million.
2. "Seven Pounds," $16 million.
3. "The Tale of Despereaux," $10.5 million.
4. "The Day the Earth Stood Still," $10.2 million.
5. "Four Christmases," $7.7 million.
6. "Twilight," $5.2 million.
7. "Bolt," $4.3 million.
8. "Slumdog Millionaire," $3.2 million.
9. "Australia," $2.3 million.
10. "Quantum of Solace," $2.2 million.

I tell you, the stupidity of the moviegoing public will never cease to astound this reporter. Does anyone not realize that "Yes Man" has been on TBS for years under its original title of "Liar Liar"?

[Slicker]

I thought the same thing about Yes Man, Newswhore. I saw a preview on TV and seriously thought they had made a Liar, Liar part 2.

At lease that pice of carp The Day the Earth Stood Still wasn't top again.