In his Weekend Report for Box Office Mojo, Brandon Gray, said this:
Losing much of its predecessor's audience, 'The Grudge 2' grabbed an estimated $22 million, while 'The Departed' [at #2 with $18.7 million in tickets sold] held firm and 'Man Of The Year' [in 3rd place with $12.6 million] had a moderate turn-out...
Gray's entire report can be found here
Meantime, Ian Mohr Of Variety writes in Fright has B.O. bite
Sony horror sequel "The Grudge 2" easily topped the weekend's box office, taking in $22 million off 3,211 playdates for a per-screen average of $6,851...
...With "The Grudge 2" at the top of the frame, the weekend was the second in a row to see an English-language remake of an Asian pic land at No. 1, following the last frame's boffo bow of Martin Scorsese's star-studded cop pic "The Departed."
"Departed," from Warner Bros., meanwhile, held well, slipping a scant 31% to land at No. 2.
"Departed" took in $18.6 million over the weekend after topping the charts last frame for Scorsese's biggest opening ever. Pic is now on track to become the director's biggest earner ever: Cume is $56.6 million after two frames.
Pic's staying power spelled bad news for Universal's presidential parody "Man of the Year." While helmer Barry Levinson successfully mined politics for laughs with his earlier "Wag the Dog," auds didn't go for the mix this time around. Robin Williams starrer opened on 2,515 screens to take in just $12.5 million and a per-engagement average of $4,990.
Laffer's auds were primarily older females, while older males chose "Departed," which has been crossing over to younger auds with a cast that include Leonardo DiCaprio, Matt Damon and Mark Wahlberg.
Fox, meanwhile, bowed "The Marine," which World Wrestling Entertainment pumped heavily because it stars grappler and sometime rapper John Cena. Pic played to $7 million from 2,545 screens to land in the top 10 with a per-playdate average of $2,745...
Lastly, Entertainment Weekly's Joshua Rich offers in his weekend wrap-up: "The Grudge 2" brings in a crowd on the weekend of Friday the 13th
My belief that the Grudge sequel would be number one for the weekend, was confirmed as early as Friday night--after finding out that my teenage niece and her friends were going to see the film that night.
In tonight's Monday Night Football match-up the Chicago Bears take on the Arizona Cardinals and rookie QB Matt Leinart...
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