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"August 29 - September 1, 2008 Movie Box Office"
"Tropic Thunder" #1
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The final weekend of the Summer 2008 Movie Season proved to be disasterous at the movie box office for all new releases; they all debuted in the toilet; "College," "Disaster Movie," (which couldn't have a more appropriate title), and Vin Diesel's "Babylon AD." Each bombed spectacularly at the movie box office. Neither of the Wednesday wide releases "Hamlet 2" and "Traitor," could get anyone out of their bathrooms and into movie theaters. On Friday, the first full day of the weekend, the five new wide releases accumulated - collectively - less than $9 million. The #1 movie at the movie box office this weekend is "Tropic Thunder." This is the third consecutive weekend that "Tropic Thunder" has held the #1 spot at the movie box office.

Below, the Top 25 Movies at the Box Office August 29 - September 1, 2008

1 Tropic Thunder - $14,300,000 - 3,473 Theaters - $4,117 Per Screen - Gross $86,634,000

2 Babylon A.D. - 3,390 Theaters - $3,539 Per Screen - NEW $12,000,000

3 The Dark Knight - $11,025,000 - 2,750 Theaters - $4,009 Per Screen - Gross $504,696,000

4 The House Bunny - $10,200,000 - 2,714 Theaters - $3,758 Per Screen - Gross $29,751,000

5 Traitor - $10,000,000 - 2,054 Theaters - $4,868 Per Screen - NEW $11,501,000*

6 Death Race - $8,195,000 - 2,537 Theaters - $3,230 Per Screen - Gross $25,044,000

7 Disaster Movie - 2,642 Theaters - $2,604 Per Screen - NEW $6,880,000

8 Mamma Mia: The Movie - $5,786,000 - 1,968 Theaters - $2,940 Per Screen - Gross $132,877,000

9 Pineapple Express - $4,500,000 - 2,047 Theaters - $2,198 Per Screen - Gross $80,883,000

10 Vicky Cristina Barcelona - $3,531,000 - 692 Theaters - $5,102 Per Screen - Gross $13,315,000

11 Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $3,500,000 - 2,444 Theaters - $1,432 Per Screen - Gross $30,408,000

12 The Mummy 3 - $3,452,000 - 1,713 Theaters - $2,015 Per Screen - Gross $98,681,000

13 Mirrors - $3,450,000 - 1,820 Theaters - $1,895 Per Screen - Gross $25,518,000

14 The Longshots - $2,922,000 - 2,089 Theaters - $1,398 Per Screen - Gross $8,072,000

15 College - 2,123 Theaters - $1,241 Per Screen - NEW $2,635,000

16 Journey to the Center of the Earth 3D - $2,300,000 - 801 Theaters - $2,871 Per Screen - Gross $95,079,000

17 Hamlet 2 - $2,124,000 - 1,597 Theaters - $1,329 Per Screen - Gross $3,150,000

18 Fly Me to the Moon - $1,977,000 - 630 Theaters - $3,138 Per Screen - Gross $6,710,000

19 The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants 2 - $1,900,000 - 1,252 Theaters - $1,517 Per Screen - Gross $41,472,000

20 Step Brothers - $1,625,000 - 1,036 Theaters - $1,568 Per Screen - Gross $98,194,000

21 Wall-E - $1,545,000 - 1,155 Theaters - $1,337 Per Screen - Gross $218,343,000

22 The Rocker - $1,265,000 - 2,784 Theaters - $454 Per Screen - Gross $5,930,000

23 Elegy - $792,000 - 139 Theaters - $5,697 Per Screen - Gross $1,722,000

24 Bottle Shock - $706,000 - 295 Theaters - $2,393 Per Screen - Gross $2,613,000

25 Tell No One - $457,000 - 102 Theaters - $4,480 Per Screen - Gross $4,367,000

NEW MOVIES IN LIMITED RELEASE

I Served the King of England - 8 Theaters - $8,487 Per Screen - NEW $67,900

Sukiyaki Western Django - 1 Theater - NEW $13,100

* Released on Wednesday 27 August

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