Weekend Box Office: 'Extinction' comes....

[The Clown Prince]

An abreviated box office report this weekend. I'm in a little bit of a hurry.

Three new movies opened this weekend and the action horror movie Resident Evil: Extinction came in first place with $24 million.

Good Luck Chuck opened in second place with $14 million and Sydney White opened in sixth place with $5.3 million.

Transformers saw a slight increase with it's IMAX opening. It made $1.4 million this weekend and has a total of $313.5 million!

Opening next weekend are three new movies. First up is The Game Plan (rated PG) starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Roselyn Sanchez, Kyra Sedgwick, Morris Chestnut, Madison Pettis, Gordon Clapp, Kate Nauta, and Paige Turco.

Up next is The Kingdom (rated R) starring Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner, Jason Bateman Jeremy Piven, Danny Huston, and Richard Jenkins.

And finally we have Feast of Love (rated R) with Morgan Freeman, Greg Kinnear, Radha Mitchell, Jane Alexander, Alexa Davalos, Toby Hemingway, Selma Blair, Stana Katic, Billy Burke, Fred Ward, and Erika Marozsan.

Here are your numbers...


1) Resident Evil: Extinction- $24,000,000 ($24,000,000) NEW!
2) Good Luck Chuck- $14,000,000 ($14,000,000) NEW!
3) The Brave One- $7,425,000 ($25,115,000)
4) 3:10 to Yuma- $6,350,000 ($37,911,000)
5) Eastern Promises- $5,747,000 ($6,549,000)
6) Sydney White- $5,323,000 ($5,323,000) NEW!
7) Mr. Woodcock- $4,975,000 ($15,700,000)
8) Superbad- $3,100,000 ($116,171,000)
9) The Bourne Ultimatum- $2,793,000 ($220,160,000)
10) Dragon Wars- $2,513,000 ($8,435,000)
11) Rush Hour 3- $2,205,000 ($136,094,000)
12) Halloween- $2,165,000 ($54,588,000)

The Clown Prince

[Lord Dalek]

Resident Evil: Extinction came in first place with $24 million.

And thats about as good as its ever going to do folks...

Next weekend:

1. The Game Plan
2. The Kingdom
3. Resident Evil: Extinction
4. Feast of Love
5. The Brave One

[Michael24]

I'm guessing Into the Wild is just in limited release? It's not playing anywhere around here, and I see it didn't even make it into the Top 10. Too bad, I was hoping I'd be able to see it (as much as I hate the idea of contributing money to the pocket of Sean Penn).

[Lonestarr]

the action horror movie Resident Evil: Extinction came in first place with $24 million.

...thereby enabling Milla Jovovich to make more crappy career choices. Thanks a bunch, America.

[Hades]

Not surprised, but I must say Extinction should have been A LOT better than it was. The final fight was just not epic enough like the one against Nemesis in the second movie. Of course, the ending pissed me off the most, for they said they were going to end the story of Alice with Extinction, not milk it for another movie. I just do not understand why they could not have made the movie a good 45 minutes longer and finish what they were supposed to finish.

[Wonderwall]

I just do not understand why they could not have made the movie a good 45 minutes longer and finish what they were supposed to finish.

Because its a Resident Evil movie

[Knight]

I liked Extinction it wasnt super great but I was entertained.

[Temple Fugate]

Across the Universe isn't playing in my area. That was really the only movie I was going to see this fall.

Maybe I'll check out 3:10. I like the premise.

[Tanooki]

agreed with fugate. if my theatre had "across the universe" i would've diffenently seen that. heck, i would have even settled for "good luck chuck" for a laugh or two, but nope. it's not there, either. stupid small towns and showing movies that are over half a year old now such as "license to wed"

[Discloner]

Across the Universe isn't playing in my area. That was really the only movie I was going to see this fall.

Maybe I'll check out 3:10. I like the premise.

Keep checking once and a while - our theater hasn't even decided if we're going to book it or not; but I think they were thinking the month of October if they did decide to get it; so perhaps theaters in your area are doing the same.


...I mean we weren't supposed to get Sunshine and we got that for a week last week.

[Lord Dalek]

Across the Universe isn't playing in my area. That was really the only movie I was going to see this fall.

Well considering it doesn't open nationally until THIS Friday, that would be expected.

[Draft]

Well ,the only movie i want to see that's still out sans Superbad which i won't be able to get into is The King of Kong, but i hafta get a ride out to Mass to see it

[Peter Paltridge]

Oh no, The Game Plan's only two competitors are rated R, guaranteeing it a clean sweep. And that means a sequel already!

[sdp]

Got this from Kotaku and couldn't agree more:

No matter what your personal feelings are about the Resident Evil franchise, it is nice to see a movie based on a video game come in tops at the box office over the weekend. Resident Evil: Extinction took in $24 million this weekend, beating it's nearest competitor, Good Luck, Chuck by a clean $10 million. This almost makes it the best weekend pull of all three RE movies, beating Apocalypse's $23 million despite selling less tickets, a testament to ticket prices pushing past ridiculous into 'no f***ing way' territory. You win this time, Milla Jonovich, but don't think this makes up for Ultraviolet.

[Wounded_Dragon]

...thereby enabling Milla Jovovich to make more crappy career choices. Thanks a bunch, America.

Does she have some clause about being almost nude in every movie she does?

[Robin2099]

Does she have some clause about being almost nude in every movie she does?

No, but there are a lot of guys (me included) who don't complain when she is.

[Discloner]

Does she have some clause about being almost nude in every movie she does?

Certainly makes up for her lack of acting skills. I mean...I love her as much as the next guy, but it doesn't take a genius to realize she simply cannot act. Toss her in a scene where she's scantally clad - easier to over look that a bit.

Go watch Resident Evil Extinction. Close your eyes whenever there's a discussion between Jovovich and Ali Larter and tell me you can differentiate between the two voices.

[HG Revolution]

Across the Universe isn't playing in my area. That was really the only movie I was going to see this fall.

Maybe I'll check out 3:10. I like the premise.

I've heard Across the Universe isn't that great.

As far as fall movies go, Persepolis, Sweeny Todd, and El Orphanto are must-sees. I have high hopes for The Golden Compass and I'm also interested in Beowulf and No Country for Old Men.

[Temple Fugate]

Well considering it doesn't open nationally until THIS Friday, that would be expected.

Aaah. Glad the theatrical trailers got me all excited for the wrong date then.

I've heard Across the Universe isn't that great.

I have too. Apparently the director successfully got her original cut put into theaters rather than the (reportedly superior) producer's cut. Either way the visuals are most of the reason I'm going in the first place so it'll be a win/win as far as I'm concerned.

Anybody notice the startling number of movies with titles similar to recent popular movies? Sunshine/Eternal Sunshine, Shaun of the Sheep/Shaun of the Dead, King of Kong/King Kong? It's like we're in Bizarro World.

[HG Revolution]

King of Kong/King Kong

That was an intentional pun on behalf of the KoK producers (let us not forget the subtitle was "Fistful of Quarters"). Unlike the other two situations you gave.

Worst case scenario was 2002's Spirit/Spirited Away/Swept Away scenario. It was hard to discuss my favorite movie without people thinking I was talking about some horse flick or Madonna crap.