The Weekend Report by Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo starts off with this:
The Departed' left 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning' and 'Employee of the Month' [clocking into 4th place with just $11.8 million] in the dust with an estimated $27 million opening...
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Meanwhile, for his article in today's Variety Ian Mohr writes:
Martin Scorsese scored his biggest opening ever with Warner Bros. release "The Departed" as the cop drama took in just over $27 million on 3,017 screens over the weekend.
Among the helmer's previous pics, only 1991 remake "Cape Fear" had bowed to more than $10 million.
New Line's latest entry in the "Texas Chainsaw Massacre" franchise, meanwhile, ripped $19.1 million from 2,820 locations to land at No. 2.
Pic's predecessor bowed in October three years ago to more than $28 million and a No. 1 finish.
Frame's other new wide opener, Lions Gate's PG-13 rated "Employee of the Month," with a cast including Dane Cook and Jessica Simpson, punched in on Sunday with an estimated $11.8 million off 2,579 playdates.
Unlike three years ago, this October is filled with a glut of genre product aimed at young males, as Paramount and MTV Films' "Jackass Number Two" and "Jet Li's Fearless" both stayed in the top 10.
Tracking on "Departed" had suggested the film would be popular with older males, but the feature managed to bring in female and younger [folks] as well.
You can read the complete article for more...
Lastly, Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly, had this to say about the results: Martin Scorsese and a hunky cast ruled the box office
I'm happy that Scorsese has both a critical and financial success in The Departed. If anyone deserves it--he does. Unfortunately, for me, my schedule is such that I will not be able to see the film in theaters, anytime soon...
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