Weekend Box Office: "Panic" Sweeps the Nation

[Failure]

Easily beating out "Ice Age" was Jodie Foster's new thriller "Panic Room." Also new to the top 5 this week were Disney's true story based, "The Rookie," and Paramount's kid aimed flick, "Clockstoppers." Robin Williams' "Death to Smoochy" finished a disappointing 7th.

1. Panic Room - $30,200,000 ($30.2 mil)
2. Ice Age - $18,580,000 ($117.3 mil)
3. The Rookie - $15,800,000 ($15.8 mil)
4. Blade II - $13,175,000 ($54.9 mil)
5. Clockstoppers - $10,100,000 ($10.1 mil)
6. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial - $6,100,000 ($24.3 mil)
7. Death to Smoochy - $4,285,000 ($4.3 mil)
8. A Beautiful Mind - $4,000,000 ($161 mil)
9. We Were Soldiers - $3,525,000 ($67.4 mil)
10. Showtime - $3,505,000 ($33.3 mil)

In other noteworthy news, Ice Age passed the $100 mil mark this weekend, while LOTR: FOTR finally reached the $300 mil level.

[Heehaw]

Panic Room was one of the most suspenseful films I've seen in a long time. Very Hitchcockian. Alot of people have complained about the overabundance of zooming, but I loved every single use. The one long continuous shot was incredible. Those opening credits were great, too. David Fincher has made 5 films, and everyone of them has been fantastic. I used to hate Alien 3, but after Fincher's style started to really shine, I went back and watched my extended cut(by about 20 minutes) and there it was, all along. Now I hate Alien Resurrection.

[Spider-Man]

Panic Room was a great film. I love how David Fincher would use CGI to create seamless shots. I totally recommend this film. And the new Spider-Man trailer beforehand sealed a great night of viewing!