Tropic Thunder held the #1 spot for the third weekend in a row, bringing its total to $86.8 million so far. Four newer releases, however, had lackluster bows over the Labor Day weekend, which was hampered in the Gulf Coast region by preoccupation with Hurricane Gustav.
The Vin Diesel sci-fi thriller, Babylon A.D. opened in second place, posting a softer-than-expected $12 million. Traitor, starring Don Cheadle, opened in fifth place with $10 million on the four-day frame and an $11.5 million cume since unspooling Wednesday.
The comedy spoof Disaster Movie, starring Kim Kardashian, bowed in seventh place with $6.9 million. Hopefully this means we won’t be seeing Pirate Movie or War Movie anytime soon.
College, an R-rated comedy, debuted outside the top 10 with a horrible $2.6 million.
Focus Features’ first wide expansion of Hamlet 2, starring Steve Coogan and Catherine Keener, also disappointed, grossing just $2.1 million from 1,597 theatres, bringing its total to $3.1 million.
Here is this week’s Top 12, courtesy of Yahoo.com -
| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross |
Rlse Wks |
# of Theaters |
|
| 1 | 1 | Tropic Thunder | $14,300,000 | $86,634,000 | 3 | 3473 | |
| 2 | - | Babylon A.D. | $12,000,000 | $12,000,000 | 1 | 3390 | |
| 3 | 4 | The Dark Knight | $11,025,000 | $504,696,000 | 7 | 2750 | |
| 4 | 2 | The House Bunny | $10,200,000 | $29,751,000 | 2 | 2714 | |
| 5 | - | Traitor | $10,000,000 | $11,501,000 | 1 | 2054 | |
| 6 | 3 | Death Race | $8,195,000 | $25,044,000 | 2 | 2537 | |
| 7 | - | Disaster Movie | $6,880,000 | $6,880,000 | 1 | 2642 | |
| 8 | 8 | Mamma Mia! | $5,786,000 | $132,877,000 | 7 | 1968 | |
| 9 | 6 | Pineapple Express | $4,500,000 | $80,883,000 | 4 | 2047 | |
| 10 | 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,531,000 | $13,315,000 | 3 | 692 | |
| 11 | 5 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $3,500,000 | $30,408,000 | 3 | 2444 | |
| 12 | 9 | The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor | $3,452,000 | $98,681,000 | 5 | 1713 |
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