Although he managed to stay on top for the second straight weekend, Will Ferrell saw a group of high schoolers almost come in and surprise for the top spot. “Step Up,” a high school set film centering around the tried and true formula of a good girl falling for the bad boy exceeded box office expectations, surpassing the much higher profile debut of “World Trade Center.” But the Oliver Stone-directed drama, starring Nicolas Cage and Michael Pena, also managed to make a strong showing, bringing in almost $19 million. Perhaps audiences are starting to embrace 9/11 centered films, or maybe credit should go to Paramount Pictures for focusing on an uplifting rescue that took part in an otherwise tragic day. The ads certainly play up the heroics, not the tragedy.
On the worldwide grossing front, all spots remained the same from the previous week, as “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest” continues its runaway success. Could cracking $1 billion in box office receipts be in the cards?
1. “Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby”
(Weekend domestic gross - $22.1 million)
(Worldwide gross - $90.3 million)
(Budget - $72.5 million)
2. “Step Up”
(Weekend domestic gross - $20.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $20.7 million)
(Budget - $12 million)
3. “World Trade Center”
(Weekend domestic gross - $18.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $26.5 million)
(Budget - $65 million)
4. “Barnyard”
(Weekend domestic gross - $9.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $33.7 million)
(Budget - $51 million)
5. “Pulse”
(Weekend domestic gross - $8.2 million)
(Worldwide gross - $8.2 million)
(Budget - N/A)
6. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
(Weekend domestic gross - $7.2 million)
(Worldwide gross - $856.1 million)
(Budget - $225 million)
7. “Miami Vice”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.7 million)
(Worldwide gross - $63.8 million)
(Budget - $135 million)
8. “The Descent”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.6 million)
(Worldwide gross - $17.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)
9. “Zoom”
(Weekend domestic gross - $4.5 million)
(Worldwide gross - $4.5 million)
(Budget - N/A)
10. “Monster House”
(Weekend domestic gross - $3.3 million)
(Worldwide gross - $74.1 million)
(Budget - $75 million)
2006 Year-To-Date
1. “Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man’s Chest”
(Worldwide gross - $856.1 million)
(Budget - $225 million)
2. “The Da Vinci Code”
(Worldwide gross - $750.0 million)
(Budget - $125 million)
3. “Ice Age: The Meltdown”
(Worldwide gross - $644.9 million)
(Budget - $80 million)
4. “X-Men: The Last Stand”
(Worldwide gross - $441.1 million)
(Budget - $210 million)
5. “Mission: Impossible III”
(Worldwide gross - $386.0 million)
(Budget - $150 million)
6. “Cars”
(Worldwide gross - $376.1 million)
(Budget - $120 million)
7. “Superman Returns”
(Worldwide gross - $347.6 million)
(Budget - $260 million)
8. “Over the Hedge”
(Worldwide gross - $286.6 million)
(Budget - N/A)
9. “Inside Man”
(Worldwide gross - $183.1 million)
(Budget - $45 million)
10. “Poseidon”
(Worldwide gross - $180.1 million)
(Budget - $160 million)
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