'Notorious' Has Big Opening Weekend admin Monday, January 19, 2009 The Script ‘Notorious’, the film chronicling the life and career of the infamous Notorious B.I.G. hit big at the box office during its opening weekend. Coming in fourth place, ‘Notorious’ raked in $21.5 million. This was the biggest opening weekend ever for Fox Searchlight Pictures.Leading the box office was ‘Paul Blart: Mall Cop’ at $33.8 million with ‘Gran Torino’ coming in second with $22.2 million. (Source)(PicSource)