It’s no surprise that Disney’s High School Musical 3 debuted at the #1 spot this weekend, bringing in $42 million in three days. I’m sure Disney execs expected slightly better numbers, but this seems to be a record for an October opening.
The musical broke the 4 year winning streak of the Saw franchise, as the 5th film in the series debuted at #2, with a still hefty $30.2 milion.
Warner Bros.’ Pride and Glory, a long-gestating New Line title, debuted at No. 5 with $6.3 million.
Universal got spectacular results from 15 runs of Changeling. The Clint Eastwood-helmed pic bowed with $502,000, or $33,441 per theatre.
Logo Features, the pic arm of Viacom’s gay cable channel, also got impressive results from Noah’s Arc: Jumping the Broom, which pulled in $161,302 from just five screens.
Here is this weekend’s Top 12, courtesy of Yahoo.com -
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Oct 24 - 26 weekend
| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross |
Rlse Wks |
# of Theaters |
|
| 1 | - | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $42,000,000 | $42,000,000 | 1 | 3623 | |
| 2 | - | Saw V | $30,500,000 | $30,500,000 | 1 | 3060 | |
| 3 | 1 | Max Payne | $7,600,000 | $29,664,000 | 2 | 3381 | |
| 4 | 2 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $6,916,000 | $78,142,000 | 4 | 3190 | |
| 5 | - | Pride and Glory | $6,325,000 | $6,325,000 | 1 | 2585 | |
| 6 | 3 | The Secret Life of Bees | $5,935,000 | $19,208,000 | 2 | 1630 | |
| 7 | 4 | W. | $5,330,000 | $18,749,000 | 2 | 2050 | |
| 8 | 5 | Eagle Eye | $5,136,000 | $87,987,000 | 5 | 2558 | |
| 9 | 6 | Body of Lies | $4,065,000 | $30,890,000 | 3 | 2150 | |
| 10 | 7 | Quarantine | $2,550,000 | $28,770,000 | 3 | 2228 | |
| 11 | 11 | Fireproof | $2,137,000 | $23,610,000 | 5 | 898 | |
| 12 | 8 | Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist | $2,000,000 | $29,522,000 | 4 | 1571 |
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