"August 10-12, 2007 Movie Box Office"
"Rush Hour 3" #1 Movie
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While Brett Ratner's "Rush Hour 3" debuted at #1, it was hardly the best debut of the summer for a threequel. In fact, it wasn't even the biggest opening for August. That honor went to last week's "The Bourne Ultimatum," which dropped to #2 this weekend.
The best debut of the weekend? "2 Days In Paris," written and directed and starring Julie Delpy (of "Before Sunrise" and "Before Sunset" fame). Over $18,000 per screen, in limited release.
Worst debut? "Skinwalkers." It will undoubtedly be on DVD in September. Another in a long line of bombs from Lionsgate.
Which movie next weekend, "Superbad" or Nicole Kidman's "The Invasion," if either will steal "Rush Hour 3's" thunder?
Below - Top 25 Movies at the North American Box Office August 10-12, 2007
1 Rush Hour 3 - 3,778 Theaters - $13,297 Per Screen - NEW $50,237,000
2 The Bourne Ultimatum - $33,672,000 - 3,686 Theaters - $9,135 Per Screen - Gross $132,345,000
3 The Simpsons Movie - $11,125,000 - 3,552 Theaters - $3,132 Per Screen - Gross $152,237,000
4 Stardust - 2,540 Theaters - $3,547 Per Screen - NEW $9,011,000
5 Underdog - $6,456,000 - 3,013 Theaters - $2,142 Per Screen - Gross $24,747,000
6 Hairspray The Movie - $6,367,000 - 2,805 Theaters - $2,269 Per Screen - Gross $92,110,000
7 Chuck and Larry - $5,950,000 - 2,799 Theaters - $2,125 Per Screen - Gross $103,849,000
8 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - $5,390,000 - 2,585 Theaters - $2,085 Per Screen - Gross $272,005,000
9 No Reservations - $3,930,000 - 2,053 Theaters - $1,914 Per Screen - Gross $32,100,000
10 Daddy Day Camp - 2,332 Theaters - $2,522 Per Screen - NEW $5,035,000
11 Transformers The Movie - $3,285,000 - 1,803 Theaters - $1,821 Per Screen - Gross $302,919,000
12 Becoming Jane - $3,008,000 - 601 Theaters - $5,004 Per Screen - Gross $4,608,000
13 Ratatouille - $2,327,000 - 1,835 Theaters - $1,268 Per Screen - Gross $193,369,000
14 Hot Rod - $2,200,000 - 2,607 Theaters - $843 Per Screen - Gross $10,992,000
15 Bratz - $1,500,000 - 1,509 Theaters - $994 Per Screen - Gross $7,646,000
16 El Cantante - $1,370,000 - 537 Theaters - $2,551 Per Screen - Gross $5,549,000
17 Die Hard 4 - $650,000 - 503 Theaters - $1,292 Per Screen - Gross $131,853,000
18 Skinwalkers - 737 Theaters - $766 Per Screen - NEW $565,000
19 Talk to Me - $410,000 - 193 Theaters $2,124 Per Screen - Gross $3,517,000
20 Knocked Up - $311,000 - 283 Theaters - $1,098 Per Screen - Gross $146,842,000
NA 2 Days in Paris - 10 Theaters - $18,100 Per Screen - NEW $181,000
NA Rocket Science - 6 Theaters - $9,483 Per Screen - NEW $56,900
NA Dans Paris - 2 Theaters - $6,600 Per Screen - NEW $17,300
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