‘Paul Blart’ tops box office for second week

Results at the domestic boxoffice offered split-frame viewing this weekend, with commerce and art showing up in equal evidence.

Sony comedy “Paul Blart: Mall Cop” repeated at No. 1 with an estimated $21.5 million, while Sony Screen Gems’ threequel “Underworld: Rise of the Lycans” and Warner Bros. fantasy “Inkheart” mounted second- and seventh-place bows of $20.7 million and $7.7 million, respectively. But much of the focus was on several Oscar-nominated films, including five best picture candidates.

1. Paul Blart: Mall Cop $21,500,000 (Cumulative Gross $64,800,000)
2. Underworld: Rise of the Lycans $20,700,000 (Cumulative Gross $20,700,000)
3. Gran Torino $16,000,000 (Cumulative Gross $97,576,000)
4. Hotel for Dogs $12,360,000 (Cumulative Gross $36,955,000)
5. Slumdog Millionaire $10,550,000 (Cumulative Gross $55,916,000)
6. My Bloody Valentine 3D $10,050,000 (Cumulative Gross $37,725,000)
7. Inkheart $7,725,000 (Cumulative Gross $7,725,000)
8. Bride Wars $7,000,000 (Cumulative Gross $48,702,000)
9. The Curious Case of Benjamin Button $6,000,000 (Cumulative Gross $111,044,000)
10. Notorious $5,700,000 (Cumulative Gross $31,795,000)
11. Defiance $5,432,000 (Cumulative Gross $18,329,000)
12. Revolutionary Road $5,268,000 (Cumulative Gross $11,867,000)