Walt Disney Pictures scored first place with its new family comedy, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, which opened to an estimated $29 million from 3,215 theaters. Starring Piper Perabo and featuring the voices of Drew Barrymore, George Lopez, Andy Garcia, Cheech Marin and Paul Rodriguez, the Raja Gosnell-directed film marks the eighth-biggest debut for the month of October ever. DreamWorks’ Eagle Eye, starring Shia LaBeouf, Michelle Monaghan, Rosario Dawson and Michael Chiklis, dropped to second place with $17.7 million in its second weekend, a loss of just 39.3% in ticket sales. The D.J. Caruso thriller has reached $54.6 million and cost about $80 million to make. Screen Gems’ Nick and Norah’s Infinite Playlist, with Michael Cera, Kat Dennings, Ari Graynor and Jay Baruchel, debuted in the third spot with $12 million from 2,421 theaters. The romantic comedy averaged $4,957 per location. Warner Bros. Pictures’ Nights in Rodanthe dropped two spots to fourth and added $7.4 million. Starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane, the romantic drama has earned $25.1 million in two weeks. The Ed Harris-directed Appaloosa expanded into 1,045 theaters and rounded out the top five with $5 million. After three weeks, the western has collected $5.6 million. It stars Viggo Mortensen, Harris, Renée Zellweger, Jeremy Irons, Timothy Spall and Lance Henriksen. Other newcomers included David Zucker’s An American Carol, which made $3.8 million in 1,639 theaters. Bill Maher’s Religulous earned a strong $3.5 million from just 502 theaters, receiving the second-highest per theater average of the Top 10 with $6,972. Also, Anne Hathaway-starrer Rachel Getting Married saw a solid $303,000 from nine theaters. The Jonathan Demme-directed comedy averaged $33,667 per site. Three other pics disappointed out of the gate. Universal’s Flash of Genius, starring Greg Kinnear, made just $2.3 million from 1,098 theaters, helmer Fernando Meirelles’ Blindness took in $2 million from 1,690, while MGM’s How to Lose Friends & Alienate People, starring Simon Pegg, Kirsten Dunst and Megan Fox, received only $1.4 million from 1,750 theaters. Click here for the full box office estimates of the top 12 films. Show Comments |
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