WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN
March 24
- 26, 2006 |
LW = Last Week WR = Weeks
Released
THTRS = Number of Screens
* Denotes new
release.
Click on title to read CB
Review |
| 1. | Inside
Man * | | $28,969,000 -
Total: $28,969,000 | | LW: N WR:
1 THTRS: 2818 |
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| 2. | V for
Vendetta | | $12,326,000 -
Total: $46,194,000 | | LW: 1 WR:
2 THTRS: 3365 |
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| 3. | Stay
Alive * | | $11,208,000 -
Total: $11,208,000 | | LW: N
WR: 1 THTRS:
2009 |
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| 5. | The
Shaggy Dog | | $9,137,000 -
Total: $47,925,000 | | LW: 3 WR:
3 THTRS: 3421 |
|
| 6. | She's the
Man | | $7,429,000 -
Total: $20,476,000 | | LW: 4 WR:
2 THTRS: 2631 |
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| 7. | Larry the Cable Guy:
Health Inspector * | | $7,050,000 -
Total: $7,050,000 | | LW: N
WR: 1 THTRS:
1710 |
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| 9. | Eight
Below | | $2,737,000 -
Total: $77,156,000 | | LW: 7 WR:
6 THTRS: 2101 |
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| 10. | 16 Blocks
| |
$2,215,000 - Total: $34,059,000
| | LW:
6 WR: 4 THTRS:
2066 |
|
When it comes to men in masks it would seem Americans
prefers bank robbers to political anarchists. V for
Vendetta, which looked to be one of the year's first big
hits, only mustered $25.6 million. Coming in with a
slightly more humble marketing approach but far more star
power, Inside Man took nearly $29 million to the
bank.
Not only did Inside Man take the number one
spot, it did so with a vengeance of it's own, raking in more
than double what Vendetta scored. The Wachowski film
couldn't live up to Matrix legend and dropped the usual 50%,
coming in second with $12 million.
Horror/thriller Stay Alive took the third
place spot with $11 million, a poor showing by genre
standards for the year. When A Stranger Calls opened
with $21 million and Hostel took in $19 million its
first weekend. Perhaps it's the video game premise or it
could just be the long shadows cast by V and
Inside Man, but horror was definitely out this week.
Speaking of horror, Larry the Cable Guy
opened with a paltry $7 million, which frankly is about $5
million more than I would have hoped for. Still, the low
amount will hopefully be enough to turn studio execs off to
the idea of any further cinematic adventures of Larry, or
any other redneck comedians for that matter.
Next week Ice Age 2 arrives and is bound to
melt the year's Box Office curse a bit. Its predecessor
took in nearly $50 million and hopefully the second can
match it. Unfortunately its not the only sequel coming out.
Sharon Stone's deluded idea that American still wants to
see her naked will materialize in the form of Basic
Instinct 2. If it even makes the top ten I may be
forced to go into mourning. Sci-fi horror Slither and
the drama ATL will open as well in medium release. |
