"Madea Goes to Jail" Takes Box Office Gold

Congratulations are in order for Tyler Perry. His latest film, Madea Goes to Jail, topped the weekend box office with a take of 41.1 million dollars. Not only did the film exceed expectations, it has become Perry's highest opening film to date.

Here are the results of the weekend box office, courtesy of IMDb.com:

1. Madea Goes to Jail, $41.1M
2. Taken, $11.4M
3. Coraline, $11M
4. He's Just Not That Into You, $8.54M
5. Slumdog Millionaire, $8.05M
6. Friday the 13th, $7.83M
7. Confessions of a Shopaholic, $7.02M
8. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $7M
9. Fired Up!, $6M
10. The International, $4.45M