Box Office Breakdown

Tropic Thunder takes the lead again last weekend at the movies.

1. Tropic Thunder - $16.5 M

Tropic Thunder continues to prove its worth as a pretty good comedy that can beat a movie that's been out for over a month and a couple movies that might not even be worth rentals.

2. The House Bunny - $15.1 M

It amazes me that this even made what it did. Maybe movie-goers thought they'd be seeing actual playmates prancing around in the buff or something. At least, I hope that's why they went to see this.

3. Death Race - $12.2 M

I'm also suprised that this didn't do better. Considering what sort of movie this is, you'd think it would've done better in its inaugural weekend and beat a second rate comedy. Apparently not. Next week doesn't look any brighter, because movies like this tend to have an even shorter shelf-life than aforementioned second rate comedies.

4. The Dark Knight - $10.3 M

Batman is still hanging in there with his grappling hook firmly planted in the theaters. It's not surprise that this is still up here. What's even less of a surprise is that it should have surpassed $500 M in the next two weeks.

5. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $5.66 M

This may be somewhat surprising. A Star Wars film performed as horribly as this did in its opening weekend, and then it dropped off this sharply? Surely a sign of the end-times. I may not have seen The House Bunny, but I'd wager this was better. You'd certainly think it would've made more than it in its first weekend, at least.

6. Pineapple Express - $4.8 M

I usually don't go down to #6, but the funniest movie of the year(thus far) warrants it.

Box office stats courtesy of Rope of Silicon.

Box Office Breakdown

A movie finally beat the Dark Knight?! Can it be?

1. Tropic Thunder - $25.8 M

Well, it almost made as much as the Dark Knight made last weekend(its fourth in theaters), and beat it for the #1 spot this weekend. That says...something.

2. The Dark Knight - $16.4 M

It may not topple Titanic as the highest grossing film of all time, but it can sit comfortably in second place, this weekend and all time. Honestly, though, who's going to make the case that Titanic is a better, more enjoyable movie?

3. Star Wars: The Clone Wars - $14.6 M

A Star Wars movie debuting at under $15,000,000? A Star Wars movie that can't beat a movie that's been out for a MONTH?! I know, it's not exactly the Phantom Menace or anything(ouch), but word-of-mouth must have really killed this one before it even got off the ground.

4. Mirrors - $11.2 M

Kiefer Sutherland in a crappy horror movie apparently warrants fourth place in the box office. Who knew?

5. Pineapple Express - $9.81 M

Pineapple Express is, thankfully, still hanging in there for its second weekend.



Box office stats courtesy of the IMDb.