A typical number 1 grossing film generally opens up in 3,000 screens with an average approximately around $7,000 per theater. ‘Best Of Both Worlds’ grossed a remarkable average of nearly $42,500 per theater as the tweens flocked in droves – pundits suggesting often because they couldn’t attend the real deal.
The film was supposed to only have a limited lifespan ending this Thursday, but its success has made the producers give it an open-ended run.
“The Eye,” starring Jessica Alba, took the No. 2 slot a $13 million weekend, no. 3 movie was “27 Dresses” with $8.4 million, and rounding out the top five were “Juno” (no. 4 with $7.5 million; total ticket sales to $110 millio and “Meet the Spartans,” with $7.1 million – almost a 62% drop from last week’s winning weekend.
Rodrigo Perez is the founder and editor-in-chief of The Playlist, which he launched in 2008. He has worked in entertainment journalism since 2000, including at MTV, and has written for SPIN, IndieWire, Pitchfork, Complex, Magnet, and various music, film, and entertainment publications over the past two decades.
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