Tuesday, March 06, 2007

Box Office Report: March 2-4

Surpassing even the most generous of projections, the buddy road trip comedy, “Wild Hogs” brought in close to $40 million in its opening weekend, easily holding off the crime drama “Zodiac” and knocking off the previous champ, “Ghost Rider.”

The movie also marked the best opening ever for both John Travolta and Tim Allen, a rather surprising accomplishment. So I guess we can expect the sequel sometime in 2008?

The only other major release, “Black Snake Moan,” was only able to climb to the eighth spot. So there’s not a huge audience for blues musicians chaining up sexaholic girls to a radiator? Well, color me surprised.

1. “Wild Hogs”
(Weekend domestic gross - $39.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $39.7 million)
(Budget - N/A)
2. “Zodiac”
(Weekend domestic gross - $13.4 million)
(Worldwide gross - $13.4 million)
(Budget - $65 million)
3. “Ghost Rider”
(Weekend domestic gross - $11.6 million)
(Worldwide gross - $157.1 million)
(Budget - $110 million)
4. “Bridge to Terabithia”
(Weekend domestic gross - $8.9 million)
(Worldwide gross - $62.0 million)
(Budget - N/A)
5. “The Number 23”
(Weekend domestic gross - $6.5 million)
(Worldwide gross - $29.8 million)
(Budget - $30 million)
6. “Norbit”
(Weekend domestic gross - $6.4 million)
(Worldwide gross - $92.3 million)
(Budget - $60 million)
7. “Music and Lyrics”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.9 million)
(Worldwide gross - $71.1 million)
(Budget - N/A)
8. “Black Snake Moan”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.1 million)
(Worldwide gross - $4.1 million)
(Budget - $15 million)
9. “Reno 911!: Miami”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.9 million)
(Worldwide gross - $16.9 million)
(Budget - $10 million)
10. “Breach”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.6 million)
(Worldwide gross - $25.8 million)
(Budget - N/A)

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