Box Office Top 10; weekend of October 28th

October 30, 2007

Saw IV dominated the box office in its opening weekend; no surprise there. It’s a pretty bad movie but when has that ever stopped a studio from making bank with a 3rd rate sequel? In this case, it was to the tune of 32.1 million dollars. All alone in second place was the romantic comedy Dan in Real Life with 12 million.

The ‘also-rans’ this week were 30 Days of Night, Game Plan, Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married?, and Michael Clayton; all in the 5-6 million dollar range. In the ‘Dead Film Walkin’ category this week we find Gone Baby Gone, The Comebacks, We Own the Night, and the 3-D rendition of the Tim Burton classic(?) The Nightmare Before Christmas.

Yes, we’re in the slow time of the year for the box office. Right now the studios and theaters are taking a deep breath and getting ready for the holiday movie rush. I just hope we survive Fred Clause and Christmas in Wonderland intact. *shudder*

In any event, here’s the full top-ten list for this past weekend:

1. Saw IV - $32.1m
2. Dan in Real Life - $12.0m
3. 30 Days of Night - $6.7m
4. Game Plan - $6.2m
5. Tyler Perry’s Why Did I Get Married? - $5.7m
6. Michael Clayton - $5.0m
7. Gone Baby Gone - $3.9m
8. The Comebacks - $3.45m
9. We Own the Night - $3.4m
10. Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D - $3.3m

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