Brandon Gray of Box Office Mojo:
Teen comedy Superbad bagged an estimated $31.2 million over the weekend, while The Invasion was evaded…
Jonah Hill And Michael Cera Score The #1 Spot
Pamela McClintock of Variety:
Another raunchy comedy scored at the box office as Sony's R-rated romp "Superbad" outperformed expectations with an estimated $31.2 million opening that paced well ahead of the competish.
Unable to find an aud was Warner Bros.' "The Invasion," which grossed just $6 million from 2,776 runs in its debut. Pic, a remake of the sci-fi cult classic "Invasion of the Body Snatchers," placed No. 5.
Heading into the weekend, holdovers "Rush Hour 3" and "The Bourne Ultimatum" were predicted to be in a close race with "Superbad," produced by Judd Apatow and directed by Greg Mottola. But even the R-rating couldn't slow down the inexpensive comedy, which played in 2,948 locations and cost Sony under $20 million to produce.
New Line's "Rush Hour" took second for the weekend, grossing an estimated $22 million from 3,778 runs. Three-quel declined 55% in its second frame. Cume is $88.1 million.
Coming in next was Universal's "Bourne," which declined just 42% in its third frame to $19 million for a cume of $163.8 million. Pic played 3,701 runs.
Taking the No. 4 spot was 20th Century Fox's "The Simpsons Movie," which declined 41% in its fourth frame to $6.7 million for a cume of $165.1 million. Animated laffer played in 3,162 locations.
Holdovers "Stardust," "Hairspray," "Underdog" "Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix," "I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry" filled out the rest of the top 10 list.
The weekend's other new wide release, the Weinstein Co.'s "The Last Legion," grossed just $2.6 million from 2,002 theaters. The Weinstein Co., which had delayed the release of the pic--made in the vein of "300"--was obligated to open the title theatrically for pay TV reasons.
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Nicole Sperling of Entertainment Weekly
Moviegoing freaks and geeks send the Judd Apatow-produced comedy to a peak performance; Nicole Kidman's ''Invasion'' flounders...
It seems that Nicole Kidman needs a career make-over and fast...She really hasn't had much luck since 2003's Cold Mountain...Happy Feet notwithstanding of course. Maybe she'll have better success with this project...
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