All totals are U.S. box office only. SF and genre-related films in bold.
On the international movie news front the Jim Carrey flick, “Horton Hears a Who” still kills in overseas box office continuing to blow away all competition and breaking attendance records. After several weeks it drops to number 8 in the U.S. with an impressive domestic total of over $144 million.
Title (Dist)….Reported Weekend Box Office….Engagements….Cumulative
1. The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate)….$21,401,121….3,151….$21,401,121
2. Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal)….$17,725,330….2,798….$17,725,330
3. Prom Night (Sony)….$8,670,364….2,700….$32,133,926
4. 88 Minutes (Sony)….$6,957,216….2,168….$6,957,216
5. Nim’s Island (20th Century Fox)….$5,687,072….3,277….$32,894,115
6. 21 (Sony)….$5,520,362….2,903….$70,004,505
7. Street Kings (Fox Searchlight)….$4,179,505….2,469….$20,058,143
8. Horton Hears A Who (20th Century Fox)….$3,511,834….2,670….$144,418,495
9. Leatherheads (Universal)….$3,049,465….2,798….$26,605,235
10. Expelled: No Intelligence Allowed (Rocky Mountain Pictures)….$2,970,848….1,052….$2,970,848
Source: Variety Data provided by Rentrak
