Columbia Pictures’ new gambling drama 21, directed by Robert Luketic and starring Jim Sturgess, Kate Bosworth, Laurence Fishburne and Kevin Spacey, opened in first place with an estimated $23.7 million from 2,648 theaters, and average of $8,950 per site. The studio said the debut for the $35 million-budgeted film exceeded expections, and it played strongly to old and young, male and female moviegoers. The movie knocked Fox’s Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears a Who out of the top spot after the animated hit reigned the previous two weekends. “Horton” has become the first film to cross the $100 million mark, adding $17.4 million in its third weekend. Voiced by Jim Carrey and Steve Carell, the movie has reached $117.3 million domestically so far. It cost about $85 million to make. Dimension Film’s new action-comedy Superhero Movie, a spoof of comic book movies, debuted in third with $9.5 million from 2,960 theaters. It averaged $3,212 per location. Tyler Perry’s Meet the Browns dropped two spots to fourth and made $7.8 million in its second weekend. The dramedy has collected $32.8 million in two weeks. Owen Wilson comedy Drillbit Taylor rounded out the top five with $5.8 million, pushing its two-week total to $20.6 million. 20th Century Fox’s Shutter added $5.3 million for a total of $19.1 million in two weeks, while Roland Emmerich’s 10,000 BC earned $4.9 million and stands at $84.9 million after four weeks. Paramount Pictures released Kimberly Peirce’s new drama Stop-Loss in 1,291 theaters in which it dearned $4.5 million. Made for $25 million, the film averaged $3,505. Picturehouse opened Run, Fat Boy, Run in 1,133 theaters where it made $2.4 million. In limited release, Magnolia Pictures’ Flawless earned $180,000 from 35 theaters, an average of $5,142, while Samuel Goldwyn Films’ Priceless received $117,000 from 24 locations, an average of $4,875. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films. Show Comments |
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