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The football drama, Gridiron Gang made it all the way down the field with movie-goers, to take the top spot over the weekend.

Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo writes in his weekend wrap-up:

'Gridiron Gang' scored an estimated $15 million to top a tepid weekend, while 'The Black Dahlia' [in 2nd place with $10.4 million] disappointed and 'The Last Kiss' [coming in 4th place with a mere $4.7 million in tix sold] was at a dribble...

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Ian Mohr, over at Variety says The Rock's Rolling:

Sony's feel-good football drama "Gridiron Gang" landed in the No. 1 spot this weekend, scoring $15 million at the B.O. Perf handily bested that of Universal's Hollywood Babylon tale "The Black Dahlia," which finished with $10.4 million. "Gridiron" played 3,504 engagements to "Dahlia's" 2,228.

Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly had this to say about the weekend numbers...

Since Hollywood is all about the ca-ching, I wonder how the weekend results will impact the careers of both Brian De Palma and Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson? De Palma needed a hit to revive a stalled career. I doubt a $10 million opening will be enough of a jolt. While "Gang" may prove that audiences can accept "The Rock" in a non action guy role.

For me, the biggest surprise of the weekend though, is the fact that the critically challenged horror flick, The Covenant [4.7 million] managed to tie The Last Kiss for fourth place.