Film |
Weekend |
Change from
Last Weekend |
Total |
| 1. Eagle Eye |
$29.2 million |
N/A |
$29.2 million |
| 2. Nights in Rodanthe |
$13.6 million |
N/A |
$13.6 million |
| 3. Lakeview Terrace |
$7 million |
-53.3% |
$25.7 million |
| 4. Fireproof |
$6.5 million |
N/A |
$6.5 million |
| 5. Burn After Reading |
$6.2 million |
-44.1% |
$45.5 million |
| 6. Igor |
$5.5 million |
-29.5% |
$14.4 million |
| 7. Righteous Kill |
$3.8 million |
-48.8% |
$34.8 million |
| 8. My Best Friend's Girl |
$3.8 million |
-54% |
$15.4 million |
| 9. Miracle at St. Anna |
$3.5 million |
N/A |
$3.5 million |
10. Tyler Perry's The Family
That Preys |
$3.2 million |
-56.5% |
$32.8 million |
Shia LeBeouf haters, I'm sorry. Shia is a movie star. His new film
Eagle Eye, made with director D.J. Caruso, who also helmed
Disturbia, came in number one at the box office this weekend, making a cool $29 million. LeBeouf can carry a new movie, clearly, even one with little other star power that received only middling ratings. The competition wasn't fierce, but it's a good omen for Shia's ascension to stardom.
The Diane Lane/Richard Gere weepfest
Nights in Rodanthe got the rom-com crowd it was expected to, coming in a respectable second over the weekend. The two other new films in the top ten were
Fireproof (debuting at number four) and Spike Lee's war epic
Miracle at St. Anna (debuting at number nine).
Fireproof's nearly $7 million gross is very impressive considering the small number of theaters showing the movie (839 in total). If you've never heard of
Fireproof, you're not alone. The Kirk Cameron vehicle was heavily promoted in churches nationwide and, as such, the film is full of Christian metaphors.
Lakeview Terrace dropped nearly fifty percent in earnings over its second week, but still remained n third place.
Burn After Reading continues to perform well for the Coen Brothers, now up to nearly $50 million in total gross.
My Best Friend's Girl remains a disappointment and, hopefully, its poor showing will stop movie studios from giving Dane Cook starring roles in big films. Probably not, though.
-Oscar Dahl, BuddyTV Senior Writer