comedyfreak
08-12-2007, 11:23 PM
Hapless martial arts hero Jackie Chan knocked amnesiac assassin Jason Bourne out of the top spot at the box office this weekend.
"Rush Hour 3," the buddy film starring Chan and Chris Tucker that comes six years after the duo's last romp, grossed $50.2 million in its first weekend at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
"The Bourne Ultimatum," the third installment of the espionage action series starring Matt Damon as a one-time CIA hit man searching for his past, took in $33.7 million in its second weekend playing in North American theaters, a 51 percent drop, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Animated feature "The Simpsons Movie" dropped 56 percent in its third weekend to $11.1 million, but pot-bellied anti-hero Homer Simpson still came out on top of two newcomers.
In their first weekends, "Stardust," a fantasy film starring Claire Danes, grossed $9.0 million at number four on the charts, and "Daddy Day Camp" took in $3.6 million and debuted at number 10.
The long delay since the last "Rush Hour," was seen as a challenge for Tucker and Chan. "Rush Hour 2" set a record August opening of $67.4 million in 2001, which held until last week, when "The Bourne Ultimatum" took in $69.3 million.
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 - Rush Hour 3 New Line Cinema $50,237,000 $50,237,000 1 3778
2 1 The Bourne Ultimatum Universal Pictures $33,672,000 $132,345,000 2 3686
3 2 The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Fox $11,125,000 $152,237,000 3 3552
4 - Stardust Paramount Pictures $9,011,000 $9,011,000 1 2540
5 3 Underdog Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $6,456,000 $24,747,000 2 3013
6 6 Hairspray New Line Cinema $6,367,000 $92,110,000 4 2805
7 4 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Universal Pictures Distribution, Universal Pictures International $5,950,000 $103,849,000 4 2799
8 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $5,390,000 $272,005,000 5 2585
9 7 No Reservations Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $3,930,000 $32,100,000 3 2053
10 - Daddy Day Camp Sony Pictures Entertainment $3,550,000 $5,035,000 1 2332
11 8 Transformers Paramount Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures International $3,285,000 $302,919,000 6 1803
12 16 Becoming Jane Miramax Films $3,008,000 $4,608,000 2 601
"Rush Hour 3," the buddy film starring Chan and Chris Tucker that comes six years after the duo's last romp, grossed $50.2 million in its first weekend at U.S. and Canadian theaters.
"The Bourne Ultimatum," the third installment of the espionage action series starring Matt Damon as a one-time CIA hit man searching for his past, took in $33.7 million in its second weekend playing in North American theaters, a 51 percent drop, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
Animated feature "The Simpsons Movie" dropped 56 percent in its third weekend to $11.1 million, but pot-bellied anti-hero Homer Simpson still came out on top of two newcomers.
In their first weekends, "Stardust," a fantasy film starring Claire Danes, grossed $9.0 million at number four on the charts, and "Daddy Day Camp" took in $3.6 million and debuted at number 10.
The long delay since the last "Rush Hour," was seen as a challenge for Tucker and Chan. "Rush Hour 2" set a record August opening of $67.4 million in 2001, which held until last week, when "The Bourne Ultimatum" took in $69.3 million.
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
This Wk Last Wk Title Dist. Weekend Gross Cumulative
Gross Rlse
Wks # of
Theaters
1 - Rush Hour 3 New Line Cinema $50,237,000 $50,237,000 1 3778
2 1 The Bourne Ultimatum Universal Pictures $33,672,000 $132,345,000 2 3686
3 2 The Simpsons Movie 20th Century Fox $11,125,000 $152,237,000 3 3552
4 - Stardust Paramount Pictures $9,011,000 $9,011,000 1 2540
5 3 Underdog Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $6,456,000 $24,747,000 2 3013
6 6 Hairspray New Line Cinema $6,367,000 $92,110,000 4 2805
7 4 I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry Universal Pictures Distribution, Universal Pictures International $5,950,000 $103,849,000 4 2799
8 5 Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix Warner Bros. Pictures International, Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $5,390,000 $272,005,000 5 2585
9 7 No Reservations Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $3,930,000 $32,100,000 3 2053
10 - Daddy Day Camp Sony Pictures Entertainment $3,550,000 $5,035,000 1 2332
11 8 Transformers Paramount Pictures, Di Bonaventura Pictures, Inc., Paramount Pictures International $3,285,000 $302,919,000 6 1803
12 16 Becoming Jane Miramax Films $3,008,000 $4,608,000 2 601