Box Office: Genre Shut-Out
With no new science-fiction, fantasy, or horror films opening, genre titles were entirely shut out of the win, place, and show positions for the second weekend in a row. The top three films remained the same: SUPERBAD, THE BOURNE ULTIMATUM, and RUSH HOUR 3, although the later two switched positions.
As for holdover genre titles, THE SIMPSONS MOVIE sank from #4 to #7, earning $4.4-million and raising its five-week total to 4173.44-million.
STARDUST faded from sixth to eighth place with earnings of $3.95-million. After three weekends in U.S. theatres, it has earned only $26.46-million
THE INVASION was beaten back from #5 to #10 during its sophomore session. With $3.14-million in tickets sales over the weekend, the two-week total stands ata mere $11.51-million (so much for Joel Silver’s repeated assertion that he only makes mainstream hits).
HARRY POTTER AND THE ORDER OF THE PHOENIX disappeared from the Top Ten, sinking from #9 to #11 with a $2.48-million weekend. After seven weeks of release, the film has earned $283.31-million.
Finally, UNDERDOG dug its way down from #8 to #12, buring $2.43-million worth of bones. The four-week U.S. total stands at $36.64-million
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