Slumdog Reigns In Canada and the UK - Canadian, North American & UK Box Office February 27, 2009 Weekend

The first post Oscar weekend of the Slumdog Millionaire sweep has the film topping the charts in Canada and the UK. Top spot for North America goes to Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail, which didn't even place in the top 20 in Canada. The two wide releases on February 27, 2009 were Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience and Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li which grace the top 5 and top 10 respectfully in Canada and North America. Surprize of the week: Taken bumps up from No. 4 to No. 2 in Canada in its fifth week running.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the February 27, 2009 weekend
1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Taken
3. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience *
4. He's Just Not That Into You
5. Confessions of a Shopaholic
6. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
7. Coraline
8. Fired Up
9. The International
10. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun-Li *
11. The Pink Panther
12. Friday the 13th
13. The Reader
14. Hotel For Dogs
15. Push
16. Gran Torino
17. The Wrestler
18. Milk
19. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
20. Jag Jeondeyan De Mele

Top 20 Movies in North America for the February 27, 2009 weekend
1. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail
2. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience *
3. Slumdog Millionaire
4. Taken
5. He's Just Not That Into You
6. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
7. Coraline
8. Street Fighter: The Legend of Chun Li *
9. Confessions of a Shopaholic
10. Fired Up
11. Friday the 13th
12. Gran Torino
13. The Reader
14. The International
15. The Pink Panther 2
16. Push
17. Hotel For Dogs
18. Milk
19. The Wrestler
20. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the February 27, 2009 weekend
1. Slumdog Millionaire
2. Gran Torino
3. The Unborn *
4. Bolt
5. Confessions of a Shopaholic
6. The International *
7. Hotel for Dogs
8. He's Just Not That Into You
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button
10. New in Town *

* indicates opening weekend in noted location

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info