Funny People Gets Last Laugh?

Atypical Judd Apatow-Adam Sandler movie finishes box-office weekend, typically, at No. 1

By Joal Ryan Aug 02, 2009 4:36 PMTags
Seth Rogen, Adam Sandler, Funny PeopleTracy Bennett/ Universal Pictures

Funny People wasn't a typical Judd Apatow or Adam Sandler movie. But it managed a typical box-office finish for an Apatow movie—and an atypically big debut for an atypical Sandler movie.

The comedy-drama hybrid, which opened Friday, will gross $23.4 million through today, per estimates, enough to top the weekend standings, and put it in the ballpark of Apatow's The 40-Year-Old Virgin.

For Sandler, the take reigned over Reign Over Me, Spanglish and the comic's other un-comic pieces.

The complete Top 10 standings—and a Harry Potter update—still to come…

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