Box Office Results

1. Couples Retreat, $35.3 million

2. Zombieland, $15 million
3. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs, $12 million
4. Toy Story/Toy Story 2, $7.7 million
5. Paranormal Activity, $7.1 million
6. Surrogates, $4.1 million
7. The Invention of Lying, $3.4 million
8. Whip It, $2.8 million
9. Capitalism: A Love Story, $2.7 million
10. Fame, $2.6 million

RYAN: For a small roll out of new films this weekend, it was pretty big box office for the the new romcom "Couples Retreat."

CAROLINE: And I hated that film!

RYAN: I remember. It's a popular genre nonetheless and the casting was brill.

CAROLINE: ...just incredibly underused.

RYAN: It's weird because sometimes huge stars are in movies that do not open well, like "The Invasion." And then there are poor movies that do great their first weekend out.

CAROLINE: Well Nicole Kidman is a big star but she's never really been a box office draw.

RYAN: Our whole pop culture system is so backward.

CAROLINE: Why are you trying to deconstruct pop culture right now? Let's move on. "Zombieland" had another great week.

RYAN: It's a sleeper hit. And the "Toy Story" films did better than I expected them to the last couple weekends. The third is primed to hit huge for sure.

CAROLINE: "Cloudy with a Chance of I Don't Care" is also turning out to be a strong one.

RYAN: They'll probably make a sequel to that too.

CAROLINE: I'm really ready for the good movies and by good, I mean Oscar contenders.

RYAN: Me too. 'Tis the season.