Weekend Box Office Final — December 5-7, 2008

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

In today’s tightening economy theater owners are less than generous when it comes to purchasing films to show in their houses. If a film doesn’t look like it will lurch from the opening weekend gate, the likelihood of the movie getting a wide viewing berth is highly dubious. See this weekend’s entries and notice # of Engagements for each. The track for those with less than enthusiatic pre-pushes from the studios have been relegated to fewer and fewer openings.

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

1. Four Christmases (Warner Bros.)….$16,755,478….3,335….$69,418,170

2. Twilight (Summit Entertainment)….$13,046,722….3,620….$138,402,068

3. Bolt (Disney)….$9,796,149….3,516….$79,381,422

4. Australia (20th Century Fox)….$7,050,261….2,721….$30,919,097

5. Quantum Of Solace (Sony)….$6,752,390….3,423….$151,620,134

6. Madagascar Escape 2 Africa (Paramount)….$5,079,120….3,317….$165,653,852

7. Transporter 3 (Lionsgate)….$4,668,898….2,626….$25,549,454

8. Punisher: War Zone (Lionsgate)….$4,271,451….2,508….$4,271,451

9. Cadillac Records (Sony) $3,445,559….687….$3,445,559

10. Role Models (Universal)….$2,574,460….1,907….$61,617,805

Data provided by Rentrak