Monday, September 24, 2007

Extinction Apex

In the latest box office battle between Good and Evil: Evil wins the the weekend...

Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo:

'Resident Evil: Extinction raked in an estimated $24 million over the weekend, easily out-gunning Good Luck Chuck…..




Alice (Milla Jovovich) Took Out "Chuck" With Ease


Pamela McClintock of Variety:

Sony's "Resident Evil: Extinction" proved another successful three-quel in easily taking the weekend crown with an estimated opening gross of $24 million from 2,828 runs, while Paramount Vantage's "Into the Wild" led the specialty race with a boffo per screen average of $51,649.

Among wide players, Lionsgate's Dane Cook-Jessica Alba starrer "Good Luck Chuck" opened at No. 2 after "Resident," grossing an estimated $14 million from 2,612 locations, according to Rentrak. Morgan Creek-Universal's Amanda Bynes comedy "Sydney White," the weekend's other new wide entrant, grossed an estimated $5.3 million from 2,104 theaters, putting it at No. 6. Warner Bros. holdover "The Brave One" came in No. 3, grossing an estimated $7.4 million in its second frame from 2,755 locations for a cume of $25.1 million. Pic declined 45%.

Holdover Western "3:10 to Yuma" came in No. 4, giving Lionsgate two pics in the top five. The Russell Crowe-Christian Bale starrer grossed an estimated $6.3 million from 2,902 locations in its third frame for a cume of $37.9 million and a decline of just 29%.

Coming in No. 5 was Focus Features' David Cronenberg-helmed "Eastern Promises," which grossed an estimated $5.7 million from 1,404 locations as it went wide in its second weekend. Perf fell short of the $8 million nabbed by "History of Violence," Cronenberg's last film, when going wide the second weekend...



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Joshua Rich of Entertainment Weekly:

Milla Jovovich's ''Resident Evil: Extinction'' easily beat Jessica Alba's ''Good Luck Chuck'' at the box office this weekend...

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