Top 10 for April 27-29, 2007 Summary: Final numbers are in.
With Spiderman 3 and the summer onslaught lurking just around the corner Americans took another breather from the cineplexes this weekend, giving Paramount's popular remake thriller Disturbia the top spot for the third consecutive weekend. Falling just 30% in its third week of release Paramount-DreamWorks' $23 million budgeted Hitchcock remake Disturbia took in $9 million, fending off four more major newcomers this weekend. Its cume now stands at a strong $52.1 million.
Debuting in second was Buena Vista's mystery-thriller The Invisible, opening to $7.7 million. Averaging a modest $3,822 in 2,019 theaters, the PG-13 release will most likely have trouble finding traction in May.
Nicolas Cage suffered his worst opening ever as an action star, as his latest pic Next managed just a $7.13 million debut in third. Averaging a weak $2,725 in 2,725 theaters, the Paramount release was a far cry Cage's $116 million grossing Ghost Rider, which debuted with $45.3 million in February of this year. His previous lowest actioner had been 2005's Lord of War, which opened with $9.4 million. Poor reviews and a lackluster marketing campaign led to a tough weekend for Cage, and it won't get any easier with the juggernaut Spiderman 3 poised to shatter May records next weekend.
The Anthony Hopkins-Ryan Gosling thriller Fracture fell just 36% in its sophomore frame to $6.8 million. In ten days the New Line release has grossed $21.3 million, and at its current pace should finish with $40 million domestically.
Despite a 50% increase in theater count this weekend (from 825 to 1,272 theaters), the British import comedy Hot Fuzz fell 18% to an estimated $4.8 million in its sophomore frame, bringing its ten day take to $12.5 million. Budgeted at just $16 million, the action comedy spoof should finish with $20-25 million domestically (it has already grossed $49 million overseas).
Stone Cold Steve Austin couldn't entice anyone but his most die-hard wrestling fans to come watch his death match actioner The Condemned, which debuted in ninth with $4 million. Released by Lionsgate, the film averaged a ghastly $1,732 from 2,310 theaters.
Debuting outside of the top ten was Jamie Kennedy's comedy Kickin' It Old Skool, which opened to just $2.8 million. Released by the Yari Film Group flopped, the debut paled in comparison to Kennedy's 2003 release Malibu's Most Wanted, which opened to $12.6 million on its way to $34.4 million.
With studios dumping their last junk films before summer the top ten films grossed an estimated $57.4 million, down a monstrous 33% from last year's comparable frame when Robin Williams's RV took the top spot with $16.4 million.
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