01 N The Departed WB $27,015,000 - 3,017 - $8,954 $27,015,000
02 N Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning NL $19,150,000 - 2,820 - $6,790 $19,150,000
03 1 Open Season Sony $16,000,000 -32.3% 3,833 - $4,174 $44,129,000
04 N Employee of the Month LGF $11,800,000 - 2,579 - $4,575 $11,800,000
05 2 The Guardian BV $9,643,000 -46.4% 3,241 - $2,975 $32,394,000
06 3 Jackass: Number Two Par. $6,400,000 -56.2% 3,007 -56 $2,128 $62,693,000
07 4 School for Scoundrels MGM/W $3,413,000 -60.3% 3,007 +3 $1,135 $13,968,000
08 6 Gridiron Gang Sony $2,300,000 -49.8% 2,228 -805 $1,032 $36,621,000
09 5 Jet Li's Fearless Rog. $2,198,000 -55.9% 1,617 -193 $1,359 $21,660,000
10 7 The Illusionist YFG $1,825,000 -33.4% 1,149 -170 $1,588 $34,068,000
11 10 Little Miss Sunshine FoxS $1,280,000 -35.7% 824 -241 $1,553 $55,011,000
12 8 Flyboys MGM $1,032,000 -56.1% 1,471 -562 $701 $11,827,000
13 12 Facing the Giants IDP $979,000 -27.1% 421 -20 $2,325 $2,722,000
14 16 The Science of Sleep WIP $680,000 -39.0% 221 - $3,076 $2,704,000
15 9 The Black Dahlia Uni. $577,000 -72.9% 931 -1,078 $619 $22,053,000

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I know these aren't such hot stuff now that the summer BO season is over, but it's interesting to see how well Little Miss Sunshine and The Illusionist are doing.

I think we have to start considering the Black Dhalia a flop, hell, the Guardian is outdrawing it.

Nice to see that a new Scorsese movie can outdraw a new horror movie. Maybe there's hope yet .....

Great news about The Departed. It deserves every dollar it can make.

I'm actually surprised how much Hollywoodland flopped. It's made what, $12 million so far?

I think honestly people confused it with the Black Dahlia. Each movie is about some kind of murder investigation in California and it's set in the 40's or 50's or whenever. I think because neither looked really interesting no one went to see them.

That and the fact that Affleck is box office poison.

I really thought that Employee of the Month would have posted a better number, but after seeing it I can honestly say it didn't deserve a dime.

Warners had added about 200 screens to Superman Returns the past few weeks. It is now at about $199.4 million. Should cross the $200 million line after this weekend. Too bad it took about 110 days to do it. But it did damn it!