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US Box Office
WHAT'S HOT AT THE U.S. BOX OFFICE
Week ending 5 October 2008
Beverly Hills Chihuahua showed plenty of bite as the Disney comedy topped the box office with an estimated $27m. Mixing live action and animation, BHC features the voices of Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia and George Lopez and tells the story of Chloe, a pampered pooch who gets lost on a trip to Mexico and has to find her way to back to her Beverly Hills home.
Last week's number one, Eagle Eye, saw a 39% drop as it slipped to second place with $17.7m. The sci-fi thriller starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan has a 10-day total of $54.6m. In a busy week that featured seven new releases, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, the teen comedy starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, debuted in third spot with $12m. Nights in Rodanthe was down 45% on last week's debut. The romantic drama starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane dropped to forth place with $7.4m, giving it a total of $25.1m.
Beverly Hills Chihuahua showed plenty of bite as the Disney comedy topped the box office with an estimated $27m. Mixing live action and animation, BHC features the voices of Drew Barrymore, Andy Garcia and George Lopez and tells the story of Chloe, a pampered pooch who gets lost on a trip to Mexico and has to find her way to back to her Beverly Hills home.
Last week's number one, Eagle Eye, saw a 39% drop as it slipped to second place with $17.7m. The sci-fi thriller starring Shia LaBeouf and Michelle Monaghan has a 10-day total of $54.6m. In a busy week that featured seven new releases, Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, the teen comedy starring Michael Cera and Kat Dennings, debuted in third spot with $12m. Nights in Rodanthe was down 45% on last week's debut. The romantic drama starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane dropped to forth place with $7.4m, giving it a total of $25.1m.
US Box Office Top Ten
Appaloosa, the western directed, written and starring Ed Harris, expanded to 1,045 screens and saw a 3,321% upswing to move-up to fifth spot. Its $5m weekend boosted its three-week total to $5.6m. The religious-based drama Fireproof cooled 40% as it slipped to eighth with $4.1m for a two-week total of $12.5m. David Zucker, best known for Airplane and the Naked Gun movies, directed the right-wing political comedy An American Carol, which debuted in ninth place with $3.8m.
Director Larry David follows up the smash hit Borat: Cultural Learnings of America Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan with the religious documentary Religulous. Presented by political talk show host Bill Maher, Religulous debuted in tenth place with $3.5m from only 502 screens. Its per-screen average of $6,972 was second only to that of Beverly Hills Chihuahua with $9,020 at 3,215 sites. Overall the box office was up 44% on the corresponding period last year when The Game Plan held on to top spot for a second week with $16.6m.
Up next week, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe star in Body of Lies. The story of a CIA agent on the hunt for a middle-eastern terrorist is directed by Ridley Scott. Horror fans have Quarantine to look forward to. Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernandez play a news reporter and cameraman sent to cover a routine story that ends up going terrifyingly wrong. City of Embers is hoping for a red-hot opening. The children's fantasy stars Bill Murray, Toby Jones and Tim Robbins.
Director Larry David follows up the smash hit Borat: Cultural Learnings of America Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan with the religious documentary Religulous. Presented by political talk show host Bill Maher, Religulous debuted in tenth place with $3.5m from only 502 screens. Its per-screen average of $6,972 was second only to that of Beverly Hills Chihuahua with $9,020 at 3,215 sites. Overall the box office was up 44% on the corresponding period last year when The Game Plan held on to top spot for a second week with $16.6m.
Up next week, Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe star in Body of Lies. The story of a CIA agent on the hunt for a middle-eastern terrorist is directed by Ridley Scott. Horror fans have Quarantine to look forward to. Jennifer Carpenter and Jay Hernandez play a news reporter and cameraman sent to cover a routine story that ends up going terrifyingly wrong. City of Embers is hoping for a red-hot opening. The children's fantasy stars Bill Murray, Toby Jones and Tim Robbins.
