The weekend's "star matchup" actually worked. Monster-in-Law opened at #1 with $23 million according to final numbers. I wouldn't even mention it except I so boldly predicted on Friday that Will Ferrell's Kicking and Screaming would easily take the weekend box office.
It didn't.
The Ferrell comedy's $20 million opening is just a bit above Ice Cube's Are We There Yet? ($18 million) and significantly below Vin Diesel's The Pacifier ($30 million). Not a major crisis for Ferrell but he should probably leave the lowbrow kiddie movies to lesser talents.
As for Monster it gave J.Lo her biggest opening weekend ever and should become her top grossing film to date (topping Maid in Manhattan in both categories). That's exactly the kind of career boost Lopez needed but in the long run this could be more meaningful for the career of her co-star.
There was sequel talk before the movie even opened but whether or not the sequel will involve Lopez seems to be up in the air. However, Jane Fonda and director Robert Luketic have both expressed their desire to do a follow up so it'll be interesting to see where New Line goes from here.
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