Entertainment | film Burn Leads Box Office Boom Comedy thriller records biggest opening ever for Coen brothers By Laurel Jorgensen Posted Sep 14, 2008 4:57 PM CDT Copied Actresses Sanaa Lathan, right, and Taraji P. Henson, left, join Tyler Perry, on the red carpet as they arrive to a special screening of Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, New York, Monday, Sept., 8, 2008. (AP Photo) The Coen brothers' Burn After Reading led an unexpectedly strong box office weekend by nabbing top spot with $19.4 million, Variety reports. With overall sales up 35% over this frame last year, Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys took second with $18 million, followed by Righteous Kill ($16.5 million), The Women ($10 million), and The House Bunny ($4.3 million). Read These Next Sienna proves herself to be a very, very good dog. Three hikers jumped into a waterfall and never resurfaced. Millions of student loan borrowers could see their paychecks docked. Runner to attempt what was once thought impossible. Report an error