7 October 2008 10:36 AM, PDT | From Studio Briefing - Film News | See recent Studio Briefing - Film News news
Disney had a simply pawfect weekend at the box office as its Beverly Hills Chihuahua racked up $29.3 million in ticket sales, according to final figures released Monday by Media by Numbers. It marked the best October opening for any Disney film in history. Placing second was DreamWorks/Paramount's Eagle Eye, which dropped only 39 percent from last weekend to $17.7 million. Sony's Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist placed third with $11.3 million, a solid figure given the fact that the movie cost just $12 million to produce. But on a weekend that saw the debut of seven new films, three couldn't break the top ten. They included Universal's Flash of Genius ($2.3 million), Miramax's Blindness ($1.95 million), and MGM's How to Lose Friends and Alienate People ($1.4 million).
The top ten films over the weekend, according to final figures compiled by Media by Numbers (figures in parentheses represent total gross to date):1. Beverly Hills Chihuahua, Disney, $29,300,465, (New); 2. Eagle Eye, DreamWorks/Paramount, $17,709,817, 2 Wks. ($54,614,521); 3. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Sony, $11,311,751, (New); 4. Nights in Rodanthe, Warner Bros., $7,368,259, 2 Wks. ($25,088,183); 5. Appaloosa, Warner Bros., $5,050,310, 3 Wks. ($5,605,167); 6. Lakeview Terrace, Sony, $4,561,227, 3 Wks. ($32,201,255); 7. Burn After Reading, Focus, $4,120,129, 4 Wks. ($51,678,103); 8. Fireproof, Samuel Goldwyn, $3,987,509, 2 Wks. ($12,410,216); 9. An American Carol, Vivendi Entertainment, $3,656,000, (New); 10. Religulous, Lionsgate, $3,409,643, (New).
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