BOX OFFICE North America 26-28 September 2008

2008-09-28 17:04:34

The US Box Office got a decent injection of revenue this weekend thanks largely to the opening of this week's number one film, EAGLE EYE.

Below are the weekend estimates from this past weekend:

1. Eagle Eye $29,200,000
2. Nights in Rodanthe $13,570,000
3. Lakeview Terrace $7,000,000
4. Fireproof $6,514,000
5. Burn After Reading $6,169,000
6. Igor $5,500,000
7. Righteous Kill $3,803,000
8. My Best Friend's Girl $3,800,000
9. Miracle at St. Anna $3,501,000
10. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys $3,160,000

EAGLE EYE blasted its way in to first place with an impressive 29.2 million, the first strong opener in a number of weekends. The combination of star Shia LaBeouf and director DJ Caruso is now officially a hit (they also opened the film DISTURBIA to an impressive opening last year so we'll be seeing these two make films together for some time.

The number two film is the romantic drama NIGHTS IN RODANTHE starring Richard Gere and Diane Lane. The film had a decent opening with 13.5 million.

Last week's number one champ LAKEVIEW TERRACE lands in third place with another 7 million. The film is now in profit with its current take of 25 million against a budget of 20 million.

The number four film is an interesting story. FIREPROOF only cost half a million to make but its already proving to be an incredible profitable title with 6.5 million in the coffers from this past weekend alone.

The Coen Brothers BURN AFTER READING earned another 6 million this weekend, proving their profitability as the film has taken in 45.5 million against a budget of 37 million.

THE DARK KNIGHT is now out of the top 10, only taking in another 1.6 million in 13th place. The Caped Crusader has now taken in a massive 524.4 million and should finish with around 530 million.

The North American box office took in a total of 87.8 million for the weekend 26-28 September 2008.

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