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Source:
Box Office Guru
Posted on: Mon, Aug 27, 2007 11:55:23
Written By: Michael Dance
MichaelDance@TheCinemaSource.com
This weekend's top ten (in millions):
Four new releases opened in over 1,000 theaters this weekend, but none of them made much of a dent as the top three spots were all occupied by holdovers. Superbad once again claimed the #1 spot this weekend with an estimated $18 million. The drop was a decent 46%, but as expected, the late August time frame isn't allowing for holds as good as those experienced by Knocked Up earlier in the summer. While that film has made about $150 million, look for Superbad to climb up to $120-130, which would still make it wildly successful especially considering its $18 million budget.
The Bourne Ultimatum flipped spaces with Rush Hour 3, climbing back up to #2 with $12.4 million. By the end of next weekend it could break through the $200 million barrier with more money to make yet. Rush Hour 3 (which has for some reason still been running false "#1 movie in America" TV ads this week) leveled out solidly, dropping only 43% as opposed to last weekend's freefall. It looks to end with around $140 million, successful but a far cry from the $226 million the previous flick made six years ago.
Three new releases followed. Faring best was Mr. Bean's Holiday, another entry in the venerable British slapstick franchise that is apparently still very popular. Overseas it's already made $189 million, and the additional $10.1 million in its first week here is a better-than-expected tally. If estimates hold, it edged out War, which opened to a disappointing $10 million. The pairing of Jet Li and Jason Statham actually dipped below both stars' normal opening weekends instead of expanding upon them. Hopefully Statham will eventually climb out of the B-action-flicks-that-open-at-the-end-of-summer niche
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