Pop Culture Checklist

Tyler Perry’s “Madea Goes to Jail” earned the box office crown for a second straight week.

It earned $16.5 million, while runner-up “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience,” debuted with $12.7 million.

Last week’s Oscars gave a boost to Best Picture “Slumdog Millionaire.” It earned $12.2 million.

Liam Neeson’s thriller, “Taken,” took in $10 million and crossed the $100 million mark in its fifth week.

BOX OFFICE TOP 10

1. Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail, $16.5 million

2. Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience, $12.7 million

3. Slumdog Millionaire, $12.2 million

4. Taken, $10 million

5. He’s Just Not That Into You, $5.9 million

6. Paul Blart: Mall Cop, $5.6 million

7. Coraline, $5.3 million

8. Street Fighter: Legend of Chun-Li, $4.7 million

9. Confessions of a Shopaholic, $4.5 million

10. Fired Up, $3.8 million

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