Weekend Box Office 9/8 - 9/10
 

Friday Estimates from boxofficemojo.com


<table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td align="left" valign="bottom"><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-07&p=.htm"><font face="Verdana" size="1">&lt;&lt; PREVIOUS</font></b></a></td><td align="center" valign="bottom"><font face="Verdana" size="2">Stay tuned for daily updates...</font></td><td align="right" valign="bottom"><font face="Verdana" size="1">NEXT &gt;&gt;</font></td></tr><tr><td colspan="3"><table border="1" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="5"><tr><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2">Rank*</font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2">Title<br>(Click to view chart)</font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-08&p=.htm"><u>Friday<br>9/8</u></a></b><br><b>(Estimates)</b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-09&p=.htm">Saturday<br>9/9</a></b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-10&p=.htm">Sunday<br>9/10</a></b></font></th><th bgcolor="#dcdcdc"><font size="2"><b><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-11&p=.htm">Monday<br>9/11</a></b></font></th></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">1</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=covenant.htm">THE COVENANT</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Sony / Screen Gems<br><br></font><font size="2">2,681</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$3,150,000</font><br><br><font color="#000000" size="2">--<font color="#00000"> / $1,175</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$3,150,000 / 1</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">2</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=hollywoodland.htm">HOLLYWOODLAND</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Focus Features<br><br></font><font size="2">1,548</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,875,000</font><br><br><font color="#000000" size="2">--<font color="#00000"> / $1,211</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$1,875,000 / 1</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">3</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=protector.htm">THE PROTECTOR</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Weinstein Company<br><br></font><font size="2">1,541</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,825,000</font><br><br><font color="#000000" size="2">--<font color="#00000"> / $1,184</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$1,825,000 / 1</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">4</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=invincible06.htm">INVINCIBLE</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Buena Vista<br><br></font><font size="2">2,987</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,750,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">250%<font color="#00000"> / $586</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$41,621,000 / 15</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">5</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=crank.htm">CRANK</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Lions Gate<br><br></font><font size="2">2,515</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,440,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">128.1%<font color="#00000"> / $573</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$16,499,000 / 8</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">6</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=littlemisssunshine.htm">LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Fox Searchlight<br><br></font><font size="2">1,560</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,280,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">167.7%<font color="#00000"> / $821</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$38,501,000 / 45</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">8</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=illusionist.htm">THE ILLUSIONIST</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Yari Film Group Releasing<br><br></font><font size="2">1,362</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,250,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">183%<font color="#00000"> / $918</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$14,700,000 / 22</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">7</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=wickerman.htm">THE WICKER MAN</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Warner Bros.<br><br></font><font size="2">2,784</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$1,250,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">154.4%<font color="#00000"> / $449</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$14,621,000 / 8</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">9</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/movies/?id=talladeganights.htm">TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Sony<br><br></font><font size="2">2,617</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$910,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">249%<font color="#00000"> / $348</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$140,091,000 / 36</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">10</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b><a href="/movies/?id=accepted.htm">ACCEPTED</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Universal<br><br></font><font size="2">2,381</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$760,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">349.7%<font color="#00000"> / $319</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$30,492,000 / 22</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#f4f4ff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">-</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="1"><b><a href="/movies/?id=piratesofthecaribbean2.htm">PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST</a></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333">Buena Vista<br><br></font><font size="2">1,589</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><b><font color="#000080" size="3">$500,000</font><br><br><font color="#0000ff" size="2">175.7%<font color="#00000"> / $315</font></font><br><font color="#800080" size="2"><nobr>$415,097,000 / 64</nobr></font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffffff"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr><tr><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><font size="4">-</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><font face="Verdana" size="2"><b></b></font><br><font face="Verdana" size="1" color="#333333"><br><br></font>-</td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><b><br>N/A</font></b></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td><td bgcolor="#ffecb0"align="center" valign="top"><br>N/A</font></td></tr></table></td></tr><tr><td align="left"><a href="/daily/chart/?sortdate=2006-09-07&p=.htm"><font 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Wow, positions 2-7 are all within $625,000 of each other.

Lokks like another thrilling week at the box office. I noticed that <i>Wicker Man</i> is virtually tied with a movie (<i>The Illusionist</i>) that's playing in only half the number of theaters and has been around two week longer.

Protector is only a sneak preview, right?

Wait, I'm thinking of the Coast Guard movie. This is Ong Bak Transporter 3.

Pirates 2 broke the $1 billion WW mark on Friday.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20060909/...ure_pirates_dc

Not too shabby for a movie a lot of people claimed they didn't like.

Another "thrilling" weekend indeed. Wake me up when we get out of the dumping ground zone.

Though, hollywoodland is pretty nice with its take in for the type of film that it is.

wow I don't think I can remember the last weekend where the top movie didn't make over 10 million

Ouch

The last movie to open at #1 with less than $10 million was David Spade's Dickie Roberts, three years ago, which opened with only $6.7 million.

Pass.