The Final Destination seems poised to win the the top spot...again! Beating Sandra Bullock rom-com All About Steve...
Anthony D'alessdro of Variety:
Women were the primary moviegoers in the first three days of the Labor Day frame, putting Warner Bros./New Line’s "The Final Destination" and Fox’s comedy "All About Steve" respectively in the top two spots.
Females from two different age brackets split, with the under-25 demo making "Final Destination" number one in its second weekend with $12.4 million and the over 25-crowd shelling out $11.2 million to see the Sandra Bullock-Bradley Cooper starrer "All About Steve."
"Final Destination’s" 3-D format gave the pic an edge over other headliner releases during the holiday sesh such as Gerard Butler’s actioner "Gamer" from Lionsgate which drew $9 million off 2,502 in fourth and the Ben Affleck-Jason Bateman laffer "Extract" from Miramax which landed tenth with $4.19 million off 1,611. Over the weekend, 75% of the horror pic’s take at 3,121 locales was generated at its 1,678 3-D venues.
"Final Destination’s" finesse for notching the top spot again isn’t surprising as most Labor Day weekend moviegoers typically have a penchant for horror fare. In previous years, such titles as 2007’s "Halloween" reboot and installments of the "Jeepers Creepers" franchise have been the No. 1 choices at the multiplex. "Final Destination" declined 55% in its second weekend, bringing its total B.O. to $47.6 million.
Among the top 10 films for the weekend, "All About Steve" boasted the highest per theater average with $4,976 off 2,251. When compared to the previous bows of Bullock’s PG-13 laffers, "All About Steve" is slightly higher than the three day of her hit pic "Miss Congeniality" which made $10 million over the 2000 Christmas frame...
Adam Markovitz of EW:
Three-day estimates for long weekend give the Teens vs. Death thriller $12.4M from Friday to Sunday; ''All About Steve'' is second with $11.2M...
Final numbers for the weekend will be released tomorrow...
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