Kenny Guido
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Setting its sights on No. 1
Moviegoers put the Peeping Tom thriller "Disturbia" under strong surveillance as the film took in $23 million to debut at the top of the weekend box office, according to studio estimates yesterday.
Starring Shia LaBeouf as a housebound teen who suspects a neighbor (David Morse) of murder, "Disturbia" continued a solid year for DreamWorks Pictures, whose No. 1 hits include "Blades of Glory" and "Norbit," The Associated Press reports.
"We're kind of hoping this could be habit-forming," DreamWorks spokesman Marvin Levy said. "Blades of Glory" slipped to second place after two weekends on top, taking in $14.1 million for total of $90.2 million.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double-feature "Grindhouse" tumbled in its second weekend. Released by the Weinstein Co., "Grindhouse" fell to No. 10 with $4.2 million, down a steep 63 percent from its surprisingly weak debut of $11.6 million over opening weekend.
The Warner Bros. battle epic "300" grossed $4.3 million to lift its total to $200.8 million, the first movie this year to cross that mark. Other new wide releases had so-so to poor debuts, led by Sony's "Perfect Stranger," the Bruce Willis-Halle Berry thriller that took in $11.5 million to finish at No. 4. Berry plays a tabloid reporter who goes undercover to investigate an ad executive (Willis) she suspects of murder.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through yesterday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released today.
1. Disturbia, $23 million.
2. Blades of Glory, $14.1 million.
3. Meet the Robinsons, $12.1 million.
4. Perfect Stranger, $11.5 million.
5. Are We Done Yet?, $9.2 million.
6. Pathfinder, $4.8 million.
7. Wild Hogs, $4.6 million.
8. The Reaping, $4.6 million.
9. 300, $4.3 million.
10. Grindhouse, $4.2 million.
Moviegoers put the Peeping Tom thriller "Disturbia" under strong surveillance as the film took in $23 million to debut at the top of the weekend box office, according to studio estimates yesterday.
Starring Shia LaBeouf as a housebound teen who suspects a neighbor (David Morse) of murder, "Disturbia" continued a solid year for DreamWorks Pictures, whose No. 1 hits include "Blades of Glory" and "Norbit," The Associated Press reports.
"We're kind of hoping this could be habit-forming," DreamWorks spokesman Marvin Levy said. "Blades of Glory" slipped to second place after two weekends on top, taking in $14.1 million for total of $90.2 million.
Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez's double-feature "Grindhouse" tumbled in its second weekend. Released by the Weinstein Co., "Grindhouse" fell to No. 10 with $4.2 million, down a steep 63 percent from its surprisingly weak debut of $11.6 million over opening weekend.
The Warner Bros. battle epic "300" grossed $4.3 million to lift its total to $200.8 million, the first movie this year to cross that mark. Other new wide releases had so-so to poor debuts, led by Sony's "Perfect Stranger," the Bruce Willis-Halle Berry thriller that took in $11.5 million to finish at No. 4. Berry plays a tabloid reporter who goes undercover to investigate an ad executive (Willis) she suspects of murder.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through yesterday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers. Final figures will be released today.
1. Disturbia, $23 million.
2. Blades of Glory, $14.1 million.
3. Meet the Robinsons, $12.1 million.
4. Perfect Stranger, $11.5 million.
5. Are We Done Yet?, $9.2 million.
6. Pathfinder, $4.8 million.
7. Wild Hogs, $4.6 million.
8. The Reaping, $4.6 million.
9. 300, $4.3 million.
10. Grindhouse, $4.2 million.