Although this is an estimate, I am surprised that Four Christmases came in first. For some reason, I thought 
the film didn’t have appeal. I guess I was mistaken. I am happy to see Bolt at number two spot on its second leg with Twilight not too far behind.
Other notable contenders like Australia, Transporter 3 and Milk are in the top ten but start at fifth position.
November 28, 2008 - November 30, 2008 (*millions)
| |
FILM |
GROSS |
| 1 |
Four Christmases |
$31,680,000 |
| 2 |
Bolt |
$26,596,000 |
| 3 |
Twilight |
$26,370,000 |
| 4 |
Quantum Of Solace |
$19,500,000 |
| 5 |
Australia |
$14,815,000 |
| 6 |
Madagascar Escape 2 Africa |
$14,500,000 |
| 7 |
Transporter 3 |
$12,330,000 |
| 8 |
Role Models |
$5,284,463 |
| 9 |
Boy In The Striped Pajamas, The |
$1,690,000 |
| 10 |
Milk |
$1,381,484 |
The upbeat High School Musical 3: Senior Year took the top position of the Weekend Box Office for the second week in a row. R-rated Zack and Miri Make a Porno came in second place with Saw V not too far behind. Clint Eastwood’s Changeling managed to hold at fourth.
Below is the estimate of what the top ten movies made this weekend.
October 31, 2008 - November 2, 2008 (*millions)
| |
FILM |
GROSS |
| 1 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
$15,035,000 |
| 2 |
Zack and Miri Make a Porno |
$10,682,000 |
| 3 |
Saw V |
$10,110,000 |
| 4 |
Changeling |
$9,407,250 |
| 5 |
Haunting of Molly Hartley, The |
$6,009,432 |
| 6 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
$4,747,000 |
| 7 |
Secret Life Of Bees, The |
$4,000,000 |
| 8 |
Max Payne |
$3,700,000 |
| 9 |
Eagle Eye |
$3,400,000 |
| 10 |
Pride and Glory |
$3,260,000 |
This weekend box office estimate from Variety is music to my ears. High School Musical: Senior Year celebrated a huge box office lead, which proves kids of all ages rather see an upbeat movie than a scary, dark horror movie. Yes, I am talking about Saw V, which came in second. The rest of the movies missed the spotlight starting with Max Payne in third.
October 24, 2008 - October 26, 2008 (*millions)
| |
FILM |
GROSS |
| 1 |
High School Musical 3: Senior Year |
$42,000,000 |
| 2 |
Saw V |
$30,500,000 |
| 3 |
Max Payne |
$7,600,000 |
| 4 |
Beverly Hills Chihuahua |
$6,916,000 |
| 5 |
Pride and Glory |
$6,325,000 |
| 6 |
Secret Life Of Bees, The |
$5,935,000 |
| 7 |
W. |
$5,330,000 |
| 8 |
Eagle Eye |
$4,082,000 |
| 9 |
Body Of Lies |
$4,065,000 |
| 10 |
Quarantine |
$2,550,000 |
Looks like Lakeview Terrace came out ahead for the weekend box office race. Below is an estimate, but money talks.
September 19, 2008 -September 21, 2008 (*millions)
| |
FILM |
GROSS |
| 1 |
Lakeview Terrace |
$15,600,000 |
| 2 |
Burn After Reading |
$11,294,534 |
| 3 |
My Best Friend’s Girl |
$8,300,000 |
| 4 |
Igor |
$8,010,000 |
| 5 |
Righteous Kill |
$7,700,000 |
| 6 |
Tyler Perry’s Family That Preys |
$7,500,000 |
| 7 |
Women, The |
$5,305,957 |
| 8 |
Ghost Town |
$5,171,000 |
| 9 |
Dark Knight, The |
$2,950,000 |
| 10 |
House Bunny, The |
$2,800,000 |
Nicolas Cage’s Bangkok Dangerous, a Ping brothers remake, hit the top this week, placing Tropic Thunder in second and The House Bunny in third. Overall the trades are saying it was a slow box office weekend. Alas! The Dark Knight fell to number four.
Weekend Estimate
September 5, 2008 - September 7, 2008 (*millions)
| |
FILM |
GROSS |
| 1 |
Bangkok Dangerous |
$7,800,000 |
| 2 |
Tropic Thunder |
$7,500,000 |
| 3 |
House Bunny, The |
$5,900,000 |
| 4 |
Dark Knight, The |
$5,715,000 |
| 5 |
Traitor |
$4,660,000 |
| 6 |
Babylon A.D. |
$4,000,000 |
| 7 |
Death Race |
$3,594,540 |
| 8 |
Disaster Movie |
$3,300,000 |
| 9 |
Mamma Mia! |
$2,713,200 |
| 10 |
Pineapple Express |
$2,400,000 |
Tropic Thunder stayed on top with The House Bunny close behind and Death Race in the next spot. I hear House Bunny is quite a laugher.
August 22 – 24, 2008
(*millions)
|
|
FILM
|
GROSS
|
|
1
|
Tropic Thunder
|
$16,100,000
|
|
2
|
House Bunny, The
|
$15,100,000
|
|
3
|
Death Race
|
$12,292,860
|
|
4
|
Dark Knight, The
|
$10,305,000
|
|
5
|
Star Wars: The Clone Wars
|
$5,660,000
|
|
6
|
Pineapple Express
|
$5,600,000
|
|
7
|
Mirrors
|
$4,875,000
|
|
8
|
Longshots, The
|
$4,304,000
|
|
9
|
Mamma Mia!
|
$4,303,100
|
|
10
|
Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor, The
|
$4,068,960
|
| |
| |
the film didn’t have appeal. I guess I was mistaken. I am happy to see Bolt at number two spot on its second leg with Twilight not too far behind. 
