A low-budget comedy with a television personality and middling prospects at the box office became the weekend's No. 1 film as Paul Blart: Mall Cop stunned analysts with $33.8 million, according to studio estimates from Media By Numbers.
The debut was $10 million more than projections and an impressive showing for star Kevin James, who anchored his first feature film.
James, who starred in the television show The King of Queens, "is a really lovable guy that people feel they can relate to," says Rory Bruer, head of worldwide distribution for Sony, which released Cop.
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Sunday, January 18, 2009
'Mall Cop' makes Kevin James the king of the box office
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The movie isn't getting any good reviews so far, how was it number one? How weird.
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