It was a close one: after dropping to #5 on Friday, High School Musical 3 redeemed itself on Saturday and Sunday and took the top spot at the North American box-office with $15 million.
Zack and Miri Make a Porno followed with $10.7 million. The opening represented a considerable drop from those of star Seth Rogen‘s previous two comedy vehicles, Pineapple Express ($23.2 million) and last year’s Knocked Up ($30.7 million).
The horror film Saw V fell one place to No. 3 with $10.1 million, taking its 10-day haul to $45.8 million.
Changeling, the latest Oscar hopeful from director Clint Eastwood and actress Angelina Jolie, jumped 16 places to No. 4 with $9.4 million in its first weekend of wide release,
The Haunting of Molly Hartley, a teen horror released to capitalize on Halloween, opened at No. 5 with just $6 million.
Here is this week’s Top 12, courtesy of Yahoo.com -
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Oct 31 – Nov 2 weekend
| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross |
Rlse Wks |
# of Theaters |
|
| 1 | 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | Â | $15,035,000 | $61,753,000 | 2 | 3626 |
| 2 | - | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | Â | $10,682,000 | $10,682,000 | 1 | 2735 |
| 3 | 2 | Saw V | Â | $10,110,000 | $45,837,000 | 2 | 3084 |
| 4 | 20 | Changeling | Â | $9,407,000 | $10,087,000 | 2 | 1850 |
| 5 | - | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | Â | $6,009,000 | $6,009,000 | 1 | 2652 |
| 6 | 4 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | Â | $4,747,000 | $84,061,000 | 5 | 3004 |
| 7 | 6 | The Secret Life of Bees | Â | $4,000,000 | $25,287,000 | 3 | 1611 |
| 8 | 3 | Max Payne | Â | $3,700,000 | $35,550,000 | 3 | 2564 |
| 9 | 8 | Eagle Eye | Â | $3,400,000 | $92,534,000 | 6 | 2007 |
| 10 | 5 | Pride and Glory | Â | $3,260,000 | $11,616,000 | 2 | 2585 |
| 11 | 7 | W. | Â | $2,450,000 | $22,398,000 | 3 | 1803 |
| 12 | 9 | Body of Lies | Â | $2,365,000 | $34,612,000 | 4 | 1414 |
Leave a Reply