Halloween spooked last week's champ and runner-up, while three debuts finished in the top five, as American ready themselves for what appears to be a truly historic election on Tuesday, November 4th.
Leading the charge for the second straight weekend despite taking a hefty 64% dive (mostly due to Halloween falling on a Friday) was Disney's hit musical High School Musical 3: Senior Year, which put up another strong $15 million this weekend pushing its ten day total to $61.8 million. Budgeted at a modest $11 million, the G-rated Zac Efron starrer should rake in an impressive $85 million domestic. Internationally, High School Musical 3 brought in $25.9 million, bringing its overseas take to $85 million and worldwide haul to a jaw-dropping $146.8 million.
The Weinstein Co.'s Kevin Smith comedy Zack and Miri Make a Porno debuted in second with $10.7 million, averaging a lackluster $3,906 in 2,735 theaters. The R-rated release starring Seth Rogan and Elizabeth Banks was the second biggest debut ever for director Smith, edging out the $10.1 million bow from 2006's Clerks II. His career best is still 2001's Jay and Silent Bob Strike Back with $11 million. Reviews were mostly positive.
Halloween staple Saw V saw an equally massive 66% dive thanks to Halloween falling on a Friday, as the Lionsgate release brought in $10.1 million in third. In ten days the $11 million budgeted horror film has grossed $45.8 million, and should finish with $55 million domestic.
In its first weekend in wide release, Angelina Jolie's drama Changeling brought in $9.4 million in fourth, averaging a solid $5,085 in 1,850 theaters. Directed by Clint Eastwood, the Universal release has now grossed $10.1 million domestic. Reviews were largely mixed.
Rounding out the top five was Freestyle Releasing's horror entry The Haunting of Molly Hartley, which debuted with $6 million this weekend. Averaging a weak $2,262 in 2,652 theaters, the film could earn top honors as the worst reviewed film of 2008. Hartley received a 0% recommendation rating from 19 critics polled by Rottentomatoes.com (the film was not pre-screened for critics).
As I mentioned earlier, Halloween falling on Friday really hurt last week's two major releases (both falling over 60%), with the top ten films pulling in just $70 million over the weekend, down 39% from last week's comparable frame when American Gangster earned the top spot with $43.6 million.
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Sunday, November 2, 2008
The numbers, Oct. 31-Nov. 2, 2008
| THE TOP TEN | Weekend | Theaters | Avg. | Total Gross | %+- | Wks | Distributor | |
| 1 | High School Musical 3: Senior Year | $15,035,000 | 3,626 | $4,146 | $61,753,000 | -64.2 | 2 | Buena Vista |
| 2 | Zack and Miri Make a Porno | $10,682,000 | 2,735 | $3,906 | $10,682,000 | -- | 1 | Weinstein Co. |
| 3 | Saw V | $10,112,000 | 3,084 | $3,279 | $45,839,000 | -66.4 | 2 | Lionsgate |
| 4 | Changeling | $9,407,000 | 1,850 | $5,085 | $10,087,000 | -- | 2 | Universal |
| 5 | The Haunting of Molly Hartley | $6,000,000 | 2,652 | $2,262 | $6,000,000 | -- | 1 | Freestyle |
| 6 | Beverly Hills Chihuahua | $4,747,000 | 3,004 | $1,580 | $84,061,000 | -31.0 | 5 | Buena Vista |
| 7 | The Secret Life of Bees | $4,000,000 | 1,611 | $2,483 | $25,287,000 | -33.9 | 3 | Fox Searchlight |
| 8 | Max Payne | $3,700,000 | 2,564 | $1,443 | $35,550,000 | -52.5 | 3 | Fox |
| 9 | Eagle Eye | $3,400,000 | 2,007 | $1,694 | $92,534,000 | -32.7 | 6 | Paramount |
| 10 | Pride and Glory | $3,260,000 | 2,585 | $1,261 | $11,616,000 | -47.9 | 2 | Warner Bros. |
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