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Max Payne is breaking records. The movie that was inspired by a popular video game tops American box office. And there is no reason for it not to do the same here in the Philippines.

I played the computer version of the game and I think the film gave good justice to the game’s story.
The film stars Mark Wahlberg as a tragedy-stricken undercover New York cop hell-bent on revenge. The movie made by Fox racked up $18 million at the weekend according to reports.

Max Payne didn’t make the best video to silverscreen transition, but it had a pretty much nice start. The record is still hold by Angelina Jolie’s Lara Croft: Tomb Raider which raked $47.73 million at the weekend.

Here’s the list courtesy of SplashTV on other video games that were made into film and their corresponding opening week net:

• In the Name of the King: A Dungeon Siege Tale — $2.98 million

• Hitman — $13.18 million

• Resident Evil: Extinction — $23.67 million

• Silent Hill — $20.15 million

• Doom — $15.48 million

• BloodRayne – $1.5 million

• Alone in the Dark — $2.83 million

• Resident Evil: Apocalypse — $23.03 million

• House of the Dead — $5.68 million

Comic book turned into game and then films are not included in the list.

This Philippine News entitled Max Payne Tops the Charts and is labeled with the following Tags: alone in the dark, angelina jolie, apocalypse, bloodrayne, cop hell, dungeon siege, game, lara croft tomb raider, mark wahlberg, max payne, movie, resident evil extinction, silent hill, video and was published on Oct 22, 2008 in Movies