>> Information taken from Brandon Gray's
>>
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
>>
>> 1 Open Season $23,624,548 3,833 $6,163
>> $23,624,548
>> 15 5 Everyone's Hero $1,182,556 -74.8%% 2,201 -697 $537
>> $13,307,759
>> 16 25 The Science of Sleep $1,114,651 +220.4%% 221 +207 $5,043
>> $1,616,252
>> 24 14 Barnyard $382,898 -70.6%% 816 -389 $469
>> $71,269,476
>> 30 24 Monster House $229,411 -37.2%% 252 -51 $910
>> $72,595,621
>> 34 26 Cars $200,202 -37.2%% 294 -65 $680
>> $243,735,463
>> 53 35 The Ant Bully $41,393 -77.2%% 78 -40 $530
>> $27,587,155
>> 74 89 Renaissance $14,568 +34.9%% 7 +5 $2,081 $31,111
>> 115 97 A Scanner Darkly $1,567 -78.2%% 12 -13 $130
>> $5,476,327
>>
>> "Open Season" indeed had a good opening weekend for September. But
>> it got
>> a lukewarm reception with critics. I don't know if it's going to have
>> the legs
>> it needs to cover its $85 Million production budget.
>> In the face of competition, "Everyone's Hero" choked. That movie got
>> pulled from a quarter of its theaters, guarenteeing a nosedive at the
>> boxoffice.
>> "The Science of Sleep" debuted in a few hundred more theaters, but
>> its
>> per theater average was lukewarm. Still better than the PTA for
>> "Renaissance"
>> though.
>>
>> - Juan F. Lara
