Weekend Estimates:

1 N Ghost Rider Sony $44,500,000 - 3,619 - $12,296 $44,500,000 $110 1
2 N Bridge to Terabithia BV $22,075,000 - 3,139 - $7,032 $22,075,000 - 1
3 1 Norbit P/DW $16,802,000 -50.9% 3,138 +2 $5,354 $58,884,000 $60 2
4 N Music and Lyrics WB $14,000,000 - 2,955 - $4,737 $19,529,000 - 1
5 N Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls LGF $12,100,000 - 2,111 - $5,731 $17,793,000 - 1
6 N Breach Uni. $10,371,000 - 1,489 - $6,965 $10,371,000 - 1
7 2 Hannibal Rising MGM/W $5,465,000 -58.1% 3,003 - $1,819 $22,127,000 - 2
8 3 Because I Said So Uni. $4,990,000 -45.9% 2,446 -83 $2,040 $33,248,000 - 3
9 4 The Messengers SGem $3,800,000 -47.4% 2,183 -346 $1,740 $30,509,000 $16 3
10 5 Night at the Museum Fox $3,700,000 -35.7% 2,042 -660 $1,811 $237,333,000 - 9
11 8 Pan's Labyrinth PicH $2,155,000 -39.8% 905 -238 $2,381 $30,001,000 $19 8
12 7 Smokin' Aces Uni. $1,428,000 -65.3% 1,111 -1,088 $1,285 $34,079,000 $17 4
13 10 The Queen Mira. $1,258,000 -47.0% 807 -757 $1,558 $51,000,000 - 21
14 9 Dreamgirls P/DW $1,178,000 -60.5% 1,037 -1,247 $1,135 $99,222,000 - 10

I'm not bitching, I'm just stating an observation.

You see, I actually do like all sorts of movies; foreign, drama, action, comedy, horror, but I was just stating because I loved Last King of Scotland, and was hoping more people would go see it.

I love Ghost Rider as a character, many fond memories (check my review on myspace or the GR thread), but the film was a duck, and I call it like I see it, JackSkeleton.

Hell yeah, Mondo Kane, Werewolf by Night is pretty sweet title. I once owned the first appearance in Marvel Spotlight #2 and his first issue of his series.

I am fascinated by Marvels 70s horror titles.

Sory don't mean to get off track of the OP thread..

Went to see it with the family today, really liked it. who gives a crap if it's not Citizen Kane -- it was fun and thats all I expect for my money. nuff said.

Of course, I liked The Punisher, Daredevil and Fantastic Four as well, so go ahead and rip on my "bad taste" in movies. Bring on the sequel!

Terabithia clearing 20 mil is such a great thing to see. Hopefully, the audience will grow in the coming weeks.

Looks like the Tyler Perry streak was broken. Finally! A traditional 60% drop next week, and then see ya!

he you got good taste, i liked those movies too

I don't want to be the bearer of bad news or anything, but for a film that cost under $10 million to produce, it's already grossed $18 million in five days. It'll end up taking around $40 million domestically once all is said and done, which is highly profitable nevertheless.

Lionsgate and Perry signed a seven-picture deal when his last film took off, so we have six more films to "suffer" through. And with the way Perry has been keeping his budgets around $6-7 million, they'll still be raking in the cash.

I was going more for the "TYLER'S NUMBER ONE AGAIN! EAT IT, WHITEY!" declarations that followed the last two openings. I'm tickled we won't be subjected to that again.

I'm well aware of his deal, but a #5 opening shows that his popularity isn't bulletproof, and that pleases me.

Tyler Perry in drag = gold.

Tyler Perry not in drag = moderate success.

I am really glad taht Ghost Rider has done well. I have never been a big fan of the comic, or Nicholas Cage and i have not seen the film yet. But i do have two reasons hat i wanted this film to do well. Firstly there are a number of comic book characters that i still want to see hit the big screen and any comic book movies that fail may hinder any future films being greenlit. The second reason is quite simply because of the reviewers at Aintitcool. I used to dig this site when it first started, and i admit that i still check it. However, the reviewers on that site and everyone involved with it have become self important idiots. I don't know who made them think that their opinions are held with such reverance and importance by the viewing public, but i wish they would get off their high horses and actually enjoy a movie for what it is suppossed to be. Unless a films director/actor/studio has given them freebies or asked them to the set or anything that consitutes a freebie they will generally knock the movie down in a review. Unless of course it has anything to do with Tarantino or Rodriguez....then they have their tongues firmly stuck on their directorial behinds. I hope they make a Ghost Rider 2 and its totally shit but rakes in a tonne of money just to piss off Harry "The 1 tonne ginner gimp" Knowles.

The studios feed their egos, not the public.

I believe most of the Internet crowd thinks pretty little of them these days.

Who declared that? Tyler Perry certainly didn't, so why do you want to see him fail? It's not every week that a film starring an all african american cast is #1, so if it gets brought up in interviews with him, I don't see it as him 'bragging' or being full of himself.

Whether you like his films or not, I haven't seen Tyler Perry say or do anything other than be a nice guy who makes films for a certain audience, and that audience seems to enjoy them. Good for them. It seems like such a waste of time to let it piss you off.

Exactly. I don't know about anybody else, but it's not every day when a dramedy featuring an all Africian American cast can rake in almost $20 million in five days at the box office. Regardless of how bad the film is, it may not have done as great as Perry's past two outings, but it's still an accomplishment nevertheless.

Gah?

I never wrote that was quote from Perry.

The toxic hype comes from his fans, on message boards and the like across the land. So yes, there is incentive for me to see him fail. I don't expect you to agree with my opinion.

Tyler Perry disappearing forever = would make me very happy

Not bad for the comic adaptation!

the grand theft auto videogame series is the market they try to attract. how many 55 year old + people do you know that go to the movies? its all about being young. considered over 34 is now old. same thing with television shows a new generation to brainwash and market to . coke,beer mcdonalds. a endless cyclye of bad health for a new generation that health insurance will have to pay for.

when I go to a movie,I like excitement and laughter. want to escape from mundane stuff. Want to feel good for that 90 minutes.movies like Schindler's List .I will watch on dvd.

wow Ghost Rider took in 44 million dollars at the box office. I am very intrested in seeing this movie but will wait till the DVD release, due to the fact im to busy to head to the theater. the only thing is i can't stand Eva Mandas, but the story sounds intresting.
Music & Lyrics off to a half assed start, i don't see the intrest in this movie personally.
Dreamgirls has been out for awhile i know but i can't beleive its in last place, this movie (i think, i don't know if its true) never did that great at the box office in the first place, to much hype and alot of people were disapointed.
I can't believe Norbit is in the #3 spot, that type of comedy isn't my cup of coffee.

A lot? I'm a 29 year old comic collector and I barely want to see Ghost Rider, but a 65 year old friend of mine DOES want to see it, so we're probably going to go this weekend.