Weekend Box Office Final — September 26-28, 2008

All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.

For the first time in 11 weeks Christopher Nolan’s “The Dark Knight” fails to make it into the Top Ten Weekend grossing films. It’s 11-week total now stands at $524,474,684. This is also the first time in over a year that there has been only one genre-related film listed in the Top Ten.

Title (Dist)….Weekend Box Office….# of Engagements….Total Since Premiere

1. Eagle Eye (Paramount/DreamWorks)….$29,150,721….3,510….$29,150,721

2. Nights in Rodanthe ( Warner Bros)….$13,418,454….2,704….$13,418,454

3. Lakeview Terrace (ScreenGems)….$6,966,711….2,467….$25,667,507

4. Fireproof (Samuel Goldwyn Films)….$6,804,764….839….$6,804,764

5. Burn After Reading (Focus Features)….$6,196,269….2,649….$45,567,391

6. Igor (MGM/Exodus)….$5,383,912….2,341….$14,222,701

7. My Best Friend’s Girl (Lionsgate)….$3,882,912….2,636….$14,611,423

8. Righteous Kill (Overture Films)….$3,709,480….3,011….$34,711,327

9. Miracle at St. Anna (BuenaVista)….$3,477,996….1,185….$3,477,996

10. Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys (Lionsgate)….$3,125,620….1604….$32,761,276

Data from Rentrak