The post-summer slump continued at the box office this weekend, with a group of mostly sleepy releases debuting to mediocre accolades and sales. The top entry, and the only new movie to break into double digit millions, had a menacing Samuel L. Jackson to help bring in the cash. Lakeview Terrace banked $15 million, which wasn't the lowest number one this month, but isn't anything to brag about amongst all time September openings.
My Best Friend's Girl came in third place, earning a meager $8 million and further proving that America is getting tired of Kate Hudson's romantic comedies. Of course, having Jason Biggs on board probaby didn't help.
Animated long-time-in-the-making Igor got the shaft on release dates. What clearly should have come out closer to Halloween (but probably wouldn't have been able to compete with four-time returning champion Nightmare Before Christmas), the movie scraped together just a little less than My Best Friend's Wedding and snagged fourth place.
The only new movie in theaters actually worth watching, Ricky Gervais' Ghost Town slunk in at eighth place with just over $5 million. At the very least it can claim to have topped The Dark Knight which slipped into ninth place in its long-running tenth week in the top ten.
