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"October 19-21, 2007 Movie Box Office"
"30 Days Of Night" #1
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30 Days Of Night PosterThis weekend, for the second in a row, sees a dozen or more new films in theatrical release. "30 Days Of Night," the so-so vampire horror film, starring ("40 Days And 40 Nights") stud Josh Hartnett, was the most successful, sucking a lot of money from wallets its first weekend in theaters, coming in at #1. However, the film fell far short of a $20+ million opening, managing only $16 million for its first weekend. ("30 Days," however, will not see darkness of theaters for "30 Days" as next week's "Saw 4" will carve up all of the competition). No one cared about any other new releases this weekend - with the exception of the 13th Anniversary rerelease of "The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3D," on only 550 screens, (compared to 2855 screens for "30 Days"), which came in with the highest per screen average of the weekend. All other new releases crash landed - were DOA. Really. For those not interested in puking up their popcorn, "The Comebacks," it stars Matthew Lawrence in the lead - (yes, that little brat that starred on TV's "Gimme A Break" in the 1980s), and Ben Affleck's alleged directorial debut tied for #5. Other movies that will soon be collecting dust on DVD store shelves, certainly not yours: "Rendition," (#9); "Things We Lost In The Fire," (#15), with only $1.5 million at the box office for its first three days in theaters. An exceptionally huge disappointment for Dreamworks, their second in a row, behind "The Heartbreak Kid," which also bombed opening weekend; "Reservation Road" (not even in the Top 30); each of which star at least one Oscar winner. And the independent films "10 Commandments The Animated Movie," (#24); "Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour," (#19); and "Wristcutters," "Meeting Resistance" and "Out of the Blue" not even registering in the Top 25. Also, in very, very, limited release, a couple of theaters in the Scottsdale, AZ area, "Local Color," and "Canvas." The only Oscar worthy film new in theaters this weekend? "Gone Baby Gone." The acting is impeccable. But, sadly, it could only manage a little less than $3000 per screen, its first weekend in theaters, compared to over $9100 per screen for "Nightmare Before Christmas." Last week's limited release "Lars And The Real Girl," starring last year's Best Actor nominee Ryan Gosling, expanded a tad, not impressing many. Finally, on DVD for nearly a week, "Transformers The Movie: IMAX," managed to come in #22, higher than many new releases.

 

The complete Top 25 at the box office report, nationwide, October 19-21, 2007, below.

1 30 Days of Night - 2,855 - $5,604 Per Screen - NEW - $16,000,000

2 Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? - $12,100,000 - 2,034 Theaters - $5,948 Per Screen - Gross $38,865,000

3 The Game Plan - $8,122,000 - 3,301 Theaters - $2,460 Per Screen - Gross $69,150,000

4 Michael Clayton - $7,100,000 - 2,585 Theaters - $2,746 Per Screen - Gross $21,986,000

5 Gone Baby Gone - 1,713 Theaters - $3,502 Per Screen - NEW $6,000,000

6 The Comebacks - 2,812 Theaters - $2,080 Per Screen - NEW $5,850,000

7 We Own the Night - $5,500,000 - 2,362 Theaters - $2,328 Per Screen - Gross $19,784,000

8 Tim Burton's The Nightmare Before Christmas in 3-D (2007 re-issue) - 564 Theaters - $9,122 Per Screen - NEW $5,145,000

9 Rendition - 2,250 Theaters - $1,855 Per Screen - NEW $4,175,000

10 The Heartbreak Kid - $3,900,000 - 2,782 Theaters - $1,401 Per Screen - Gross $32,111,000

11 Elizabeth: The Golden Age - $3,139,000 - 2,006 Theaters - $1,564 Per Screen - Gross $11,213,000

12 Across the Universe - $2,700,000 - 960 Theaters - $2,812 Per Screen - Gross $16,767,000

13 The Kingdom - $2,379,000 - 1,730 Theaters - $1,375 Per Screen - Gross $43,950,000

14 Into the Wild - $2,150,000 - 658 Theaters - $3,267 Per Screen - Gross $6,502,000

15 Things We Lost in the Fire - 1,142 Theaters - $1,404 Per Screen - NEW $1,604,000

16 The Darjeeling Limited - $1,320,000 - 202 Theaters - $6,534 Per Screen - Gross $3,903,000

17 Resident Evil 3 - $1,050,000 - 1,183 Theaters - $887 Per Screen - Gross $50,008,000

18 Good Luck Chuck - $670,000 - 852 Theaters - $786 Per Screen - Gross $34,206,000

19 Lust, Caution - $586,000 - 125 Theaters - $4,688 Per Screen - Gross $2,107,000

20 The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford - $560,000 - 301 Theaters - $1,860 Per Screen - Gross $2,208,000

21 Sarah Landon and the Paranormal Hour - 1,121 Theaters - $499 Per Screen - NEW $560,000

22 Transformers IMAX - $500,000 - 307 Theaters - $1,628 Per Screen - Gross $318,346,000

23 The Ten Commandments Animated Movie - 830 Theaters - $578 Per Screen - NEW $480,000

25 Mr. Woodcock - $470,000 - 782 Theaters - $601 Per Screen - Gross $25,144,000

24 3:10 to Yuma - $470,000 - 613 Theaters - $766 Per Screen - Gross $52,706,000

26 The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising - $425,000 - 835 Theaters - $508 Per Screen - Gross $8,152,000

27 The Bourne Ultimatum - $337,000 - 334 Theaters - $1,008 Per Screen - Gross $226,113,000

28 Eastern Promises - $258,000 - 185 Theaters - $1,394 Per Screen - Gross $16,885,000

29 Sydney White - $206,000 - 314 Theaters - $656 Per Screen - Gross $11,555,000

30 Lars and the Real Girl - $185,000 - 21 Theaters - $8,809 Per Screen - Gross $312,000

- Wristcutters: A Love Story - 3 Theaters - $12,800 Per Screen - NEW $38,400

- Reservation Road - 13 Theaters - $2,830 Per Screen - NEW $36,800

- O Jerusalem - 11 Theaters - $3,000 Per Screen -
NEW $33,000


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