Weekend Box Office — February 16-18, 2007 Plus President’s Day February 20, 2007 11:52 pm
Posted by Rosario T. Calabria in Box Office, Movies, News.trackback
Sony’s Ghost Rider opened very strong on Friday, and increased its box office take on Saturday to win the weekend with $45.39M from 3,619 theaters ($52.02M when you include the Monday holiday.
There were only two other new releases in the top 10 (there were a few movies which opened on Wednesday, more on those down below), Buena Vista’s Bridge to Terabithia which came in second, taking in $22.56M from 3,139 theaters and Universal’s Breach, which came in sixth place with a respectable bow of $10.50M from only 1,489 sites.
Of the movies which opened this past Wednesday, Music and Lyrics came out ahead with $13.62M from 2,955 sites ($19.15 through 5 days of release) for a fourth place finish. The other Wednesday opener, Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls followed right behind in fifth place with $11.21M from 2,111 sites ($16.90M through 5 days of release).
Rounding out the top 10 was Norbit dropping 50.9% from atop the charts last week to number three this week with $16.78M from 3,138 theaters ($58.86M through 10 days of release), Hannibal Rising dropping five spots and 58.5% to number seven with $5.42M from 3,003 theaters ($22.08M through 10 days of release), Because I Said So dropping five spots and 44.7% to eighth place with $5.10M from 2,446 theaters ($33.36M through 10 days of release), The Messengers also dropping five spots and 47.9% to ninth place with $3.76M from 2,183 sites ($30.47M through 17 days of release) and lastly at number 10 was Night at the Museum which continues to hold in the top 10 despite dropping 5 spots and 35.6% (the weekends best holdover from the week prior), taking in $3.70M from 2,042 sites ($237.34M through 59 days of release).
The best per theater average went to Ghost Rider, which averaged $12,541 per theater.
For the holiday on Monday, Ghost Rider added an additional $6.63M, followed by Bridge to Terabithia at a close second with $5.97M, Norbit with $3.15M, Music and Lyrics with $2.25M, Tyler Perry’s Daddy’s Little Girls with $1.85M, Breach with $1.76M, Night at the Museum with $1.16M, Because I Said So with $0.95M, Hannibal Rising with $0.84M and lastly The Messenger with $0.58M.
What follows below are the top 10 charts (Actuals) for the weekend (Fri-Sun & Fri-Mon).
Top 10 Weekend Box Office — February 16-18, 2007 (Actuals)
(TW) — (LW) — (Movie) — (Weekend) — (% Change) — (Theaters) — (Domestic)
1. — N — Ghost Rider — $45,388,836 — – — 3,619 — $45,388,836
2. — N — Bridge to Terabithia — $22,564,612 — – — 3,139 — $22,564,612
3. — 1 — Norbit — $16,775,831 — -50.9% — 3,138 — $58,858,009
4. — N — Music and Lyrics — $13,623,630 — – — 2,955 — $19,152,249
5. — N — Perry’s Tylers / Girls — $11,210,754 — – — 2,111 — $16,904,003
6. — N — Breach — $10,504,990 — – — 1,489 — $10,504,990
7. — 2 — Hannibal Rising — $5,418,106 — -58.5% — 3,003 — $22,080,446
8. — 3 — Because I Said So — $5,099,910 — -44.7% — 2,446 — $33,357,575
9. — 4 — The Messengers — $3,763,570 — -47.9% — 2,233 — $30,472,075
10. — 5 — Night at the Museum — $3,704,724 — -35.6% — 2,042 — $237,338,322
Top 10 Weekend Box Office — February 16-19, 2007 (Actuals)
(TW) — (LW) — (Movie) — (Weekend) — (% Change) — (Theaters) — (Domestic)
1. — N — Ghost Rider — $52,022,908 — – — 3,619 — $52,002,908
2. — N — Bridge to Terabithia — $28,536,717 — – — 3,139 — $28,536,717
3. — 1 — Norbit — $19,929,662 — -41.7% — 3,138 — $62,011,840
4. — N — Music and Lyrics — $15,875,471 — – — 2,955 — $21,404,090
5. — N — Perry’s Tylers / Girls — $13,064,075 — – — 2,111 — $18,757,324
6. — N — Breach — $12,261,835 — – — 1,489 — $12,261,835
7. — 2 — Hannibal Rising — $6,255,564 — -52.1% — 3,003 — $22,917,904
8. — 3 — Because I Said So — $6,053,850 — -34.3% — 2,446 — $34,311,515
9. — 5 — Night at the Museum — $4,866,933 — -15.4% — 2,042 — $238,500,531
10. — 4 — The Messengers — $4,341,827 — -39.8% — 2,183 — $31,050,332
Source: [Box Office Mojo]
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