Top 10 for April 13-15, 2007 Summary: Sunday estimates are in.
Dreamworks-Paramount continued its stranglehold at the top of the box office as the studio's newest offering Disturbia knocked off two week champ Blades of Glory, giving the studio a one-two punch in what was an overall lackluster weekend. A teened-up remake of Alfred Hitchcock's classic thriller Rear Window, the $20 million budgeted pic averaged a strong $7,872 in 2,925 theaters. The strong opening was helped in part by solid reviews and a strong marketing campaign, and the audience skewed heavily young and female.
After a two-week reign at the top, Will Ferrell and Jon Heder's hit comedy Blades of Glory fell 38% to an estimated $14.1 million in second, pushing its 17-day take to an impressive $90.2 million.
It was the first time in nearly two months that the top ten failed to break $100 million, cooling off from what was a very hot Spring season. Not yet cooling off was Disney's computer-animated Meet the Robinsons, which fell a top ten best 28% to an estimated $12.1 million, pushing its three week total to $72 million. At its current pace, the film looks headed towards $90-95 million domestically.
Despite carrying big name stars Halle Berry and Bruce Willis, Sony's suspense thriller Perfect Stranger debuted in a disappointing fourth with an estimated $11.5 million, averaging $4,322 from 2,661 theaters. Panned by critics, the R-rated thriller was Berry's worst in nine years, finishing below even the actress's 2004 flop Catwoman with $16.7 million.
Fox's Viking pic Pathfinder debuted weakly in sixth with an estiamted $4.8 million, averaging a soft $2,791 from 1,720 theaters. Budgeted at $45 million, the Fox picture was brutalized by critics, and should see a quick exit out of the top ten.
Chicago Pictures' racing actioner Redline failed to capitalize on star Eddie Griffin's newsworthy Ferarri introduction, debuting with just $4 million. Carrying a budget of $26 million, the Fast and Furious clone averaged just $2,492 in 1,607 theaters. Also debuting out of the top ten was First Look's Aqua Teen Hunger Force Colon Movie Film for Theaters, which opened in 13th with just $3 million. Based on Cartoon Network's low-brow animated tv comedy, the film opened on just 877 theaters, averaging a weak $3,521 per theater.
Among notable holdovers, Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's Grindhouse fell a massive 63% to an estimated $4.2 million, bringing its two week cume to $19.7 million. Budgeted at a hefty $67 million, the well-reviewed pic is now the first high profile flop of 2007. Warner's 300 became just the eighth R-rated film in history to surpass $200 million, earning $4.3 million in its sixth weekend and pushing its cume to $200.8 million.
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