Carrey Tops a Slow Weekend

Though the brutal weather slowed box office figures this weekend, one Hollywood titan can still bask in the glory of having triumphed over another. Jim Carrey’s comedy Yes Man topped the list, earning $18.2 million during the three days beginning on Friday, thumping Will Smith’s drama Seven Pounds, which made $16 million. Warner Bros., which released Yes Man, estimated that the weather knocked almost $3 million off the movie’s haul, and said it hoped to make the money back over the holidays. Both movies received negative reviews, though Carrey’s were mild compared to the drubbing Smith’s offering took. The mouse cartoon The Tale of Despereaux and the sci-fi remake The Day the Earth Stood Still rounded out the top five, earning $10.5 million and $10.2 million, respectively.