Weekend Wrap-Up
Dark Knight Rules Over Fourth Consecutive Weekend
By John Hamann
August 10, 2008
Step Brothers finishes fifth, as the Will Ferrell, John C Reilly flick faces some stiff competition from The Pineapple Express (both of which were produced by Judd Apatow). This comedy earned $8.9 million and was off 46% from the previous frame. It has a total so far of $80.9 million, and it should reach the $100 million mark before leaving theatres.
Sixth spot goes to Mamma Mia!, as it enjoys another solid frame in its fourth weekend of release. The Meryl Streep musical earned $8.1 million this weekend, and was off 36%. Add that to previous drops of 36% and 29%, Universal has a nice little hit on its hands. Mamma Mia! Crossed the $100 million mark on Saturday, its 23rd day of release, and now has a total of $104 million. This is Meryl Streep's third $100 million movie. It follows The Devil Wears Prada ($124 million), Lemony Snicket ($118 million) and Kramer vs. Kramer ($106 million in 1979 dollars).
Seventh goes to the extremely leggy Journey to the Center of the Earth, Brendan Fraser's second film in the top ten. Journey earned $4.9 million this weekend, and was off a tiny 27% compared to the previous frame. Journey has now amassed $81.8 million.
The bottom rungs of the top ten include Hancock in eighth, as it earned $3.3 million and now has $221.7 million as a domestic total; Swing Vote in ninth with a gross of $3.1 million and a pathetic total of $12 million so far; and WALL-E in ninth with a weekend gross of $3 million and a cumulative total of $210.1 million.
Overall, the box office has cooled off from its blistering pace set throughout July. The top 12 this weekend brought in a not bad, but not great total of $109.5 million. Last year, with Rush Hour 3 on top, the top 12 brought in $139.9 million. In 2006, however, the top 12 earned $109.4 million with Talladega Nights on top for the second consecutive weekend.
| 1 |
The Dark Knight |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$26,030,000 |
$26,117,030 |
- 38.8% |
$441,628,497 |
| 2 |
The Pineapple Express |
Sony/Columbia |
$22,400,000 |
$23,245,025 |
New |
$41,318,736 |
| 3 |
The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor |
Universal |
$16,113,170 |
$16,490,970 |
- 59.2% |
$71,048,920 |
| 4 |
The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$10,770,000 |
$10,678,430 |
New |
$19,620,128 |
| 5 |
Step Brothers |
Columbia Pictures (Sony) |
$8,900,000 |
$9,128,662 |
- 44.7% |
$81,132,136 |
| 6 |
Mamma Mia! |
Universal |
$8,080,820 |
$8,208,580 |
- 34.9% |
$104,144,505 |
| 7 |
Journey to the Center of the Earth |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$4,855,000 |
$4,871,478 |
- 26.9% |
$81,775,323 |
| 8 |
Hancock |
Sony/Columbia |
$3,300,000 |
$3,317,450 |
- 34.8% |
$221,726,791 |
| 9 |
WALL•E |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$3,045,000 |
$3,140,083 |
- 31.8% |
$210,206,582 |
| 10 |
Swing Vote |
Touchstone Pictures |
$3,106,000 |
$3,125,290 |
- 49.8% |
$12,020,828 |
| 11 |
Space Chimps |
20th Century Fox |
$1,650,000 |
$1,767,277 |
- 35.0% |
$25,564,347 |
| 12 |
The X-Files: I Want to Believe |
20th Century Fox |
N/A |
$1,290,738 |
- 61.9% |
$19,750,553 |
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Bottle Shock |
Freestyle Releasing |
$294,864 |
$277,839 |
New |
$346,134 |
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Beer For My Horses |
Roadside Attractions |
$230,000 |
$209,253 |
New |
$209,253 |
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Beautiful Losers |
Sidetrack Films |
N/A |
$10,607 |
New |
$10,607 |
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Brideshead Revisited |
Miramax Films |
$1,059,000 |
$1,062,247 |
- 8.7% |
$3,346,544 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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