Monday, April 14, 2008
Well, at least the teen-slasher-horror hook still works.
In a movie year of dwindling receipts and attendance, Prom Night did its thing, debuting with $22.7 million, per estimates compiled Sunday by Exhibitor Relations, more than enough to top the weekend box office.
The remake grossed more in 72 hours than the Jamie Lee Curtis original made during its entire run, which, granted, occurred nearly 30 years ago. And it outperformed other recent horror updates, including When a Stranger Calls, The Hitcher, The Omen and The Hills Have Eyes.
Outside of Prom Night, moviegoers found the pickings slim. On the whole, the box office was down more 16 percent when compared to the same weekend last year.
Not a blip, but a trend, overall business through the first 15 weeks of 2008 is down more than 3 percent from 2007, Exhibitor Relations said. Actual attendance is down more than 6 percent.
Keanu Reeves, Oscar-winner Forest Whitaker and Common added up to a tepid second-place debut for the cop-gang drama Street Kings ($12 million).
Out of the Top 10 after only three weekends, Tyler Perry's Meet the Browns ($1.6 million; $40.1 million overall) goes down as its namesake's weakest-performing movie since the like-branded Daddy's Little Girls ($31.4 million in 2007, per Box Office Mojo).
Here's a recap of the top-grossing weekend films based on Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
1. Prom Night, $22.7 million
2. Street Kings, $12 million
3. 21, $11 million
4. Nim's Island, $9 million
5. Leatherheads, $6.2 million
6. Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!, $6 million
7. Smart People, $4.2 million
8. The Ruins, $3.3 million
9. Superhero Movie, $3.1 million
10. Drillbit Taylor, $2.1 million
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