Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder held on to the box office crown for the second week in a row as it earned $16.3 million to bring its total to $65.7 million. Most analysts expect it to remain on top over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, which is generally the only major holiday of the year that does not attract big business for exhibitors. Tropic Thunder beat out The House Bunny, which placed second with $14.5 million, but beat Thunder on a per theater basis. Universal's Death Race opened in third place with $12.6 million. Slipping to fourth place was Warner Bros.' The Dark Night , which added another $10.5 million to its total -- which has now reached $489.4 million and will likely to cross the $500-million mark over next weekend. Rounding out the top five was Star Wars the Clone Wars with just $5.7 million in its second week, making it the first bona fide Star Wars flop. The top-12 films of the weekend grossed $88.5 million, off less than half a percent from the $88.8 million that the box office counted during the comparable week a year ago.
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date) 1. Tropic Thunder, Paramount, $16,272,195, 2 Wks. ($65,839,915); 2. The House Bunny , Sony, $14,533,702, (New); 3. Death Race , Universal, $12,621,090, (New); 4. The Dark Knight, Warner Bros., $10,542,424, 6 Wks. ($489,416,885); 5. Star Wars The Clone Wars, Warner Bros., $5,661,456, 2 Wks. ($24,999,054); 6. Pineapple Express, Sony, $5,452,163, 3 Wks. ($73,780,191); 7. Mirror s, Fox, $5,010,663, 2 Wks. ($20,211,066); 8. Mamma Mia!, Universal, $4,314,840, 6 Wks. ($124,469,900); 9. The Mummy Tomb of the Dragon Emperor , Universal, $4,177,950, 4 Wks. ($93,921,245); 10. The Longshots, MGM, $4,080,687, (New).
26/08/2008
With the tagline "A Star Wars Story", this first spin-off from the saga isn't actually...
The Galaxy is on the brink of a major war being won by dangerous rulers...
We still have a rather long wait before the release of Rogue One: A Star...
We all know the story of Luke Skywalker and the legendary Jedi and rebels who...
For the majority of Star Wars fans, Episode 7 ended in just the right place...
After the victory of the Rebel Alliance over the Galactic Empire and subsequent demolition of...
When George Lucas and the production team began work on Star Wars: A New Hope...
It's been thirty years since the Rebel Alliance; led by the noble Luke Skywalker, the...
30 years ago, the Rebel Alliance struck their killing blow against the Galactic Empire. The...
The Rebel Alliance struck a terrific blow to the Galactic Empire with the destruction of...
The galaxy is in turmoil. A Rebel Alliance is rising up against the villainous Galactic...
A long time ago in a galaxy far, far away. A trade dispute on the...
After five long years, the Clone Wars are still raging across the galaxy. Count Dooku...
During the creation of 'Star Wars' in 1977, the now iconic design for the Millennium...