"The Dark Knight" continued to top the box office for the third
consecutive week this summer, closing in on the US$400-million sales mark,
according to Media By Numbers yesterday.
The Batman movie from Warner Bros. is on track to sell US$43.8 million worth
of admission tickets this weekend, for a three-week total of US$394.9 million.
"The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor" had a strong opening, as the
Universal picture premiered with US$42.5 million in estimated sales.
"Step Brothers" and "Mama Mia! The Musical" had strong staying power, with
the Will Farrell comedy from Sony/Columbia on track for US$16.3 million in sales
this weekend, and a two-week gross of US$63 million.
The "Mama Mia!" musical starring Meryl Streep, is estimated to sell US$13.1
million in admissions this weekend, and will nudge the US$88-million mark after
its third weekend.
And down in eighth place, the Disney cartoon "Wall-E" crossed the
US$200-million mark.
Rounding out the top ten are:
-- "Journey To The Center Of The Earth," Warner Bros., US$6.9 million this
weekend, US$73.1 million over four weeks;
-- "Swing Vote," Disney, premiering in sixth place with an estimated US$6.3
million this weekend;
-- "Hancock," Sony/Columbia, US$5.2 million this weekend, US$216 million over
five weeks;
-- "Wall-E," Disney, US$4.8 million this weekend, US$204.2 million over six
weeks;
-- "The X-Files: I Want To Believe," Fox, US$3.4 million his weekend, US$17
million over two weeks; and
-- "Space Chimps," Fox, US$2.8 million this weekend, US$22 million over three
weeks.