Post by markus on Oct 3, 2005 13:09:52 GMT -5
Found this on msn movies
Oct 2, 3:55 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Jodie Foster's "Flightplan" stayed aloft at the box office, as the airplane thriller took in $15 million to remain the No. 1 movie over a rush of new wide releases.
The science-fiction tale "Serenity," a continuation of writer-director Joss Whedon's cult TV series "Firefly," debuted in second place with $10.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The overall box office, which had surged since Labor Day, fell back into a slump that has persisted most of the year. The top 12 movies grossed $75.3 million, down 26 percent from the same weekend in 2004, when "Shark Tale" opened with $47.6 million.
The animated fantasy "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" was No. 3 with $9.8 million, lifting its total to $32.9 million after two weekends in wide release.
After a strong opening in limited release the previous weekend, David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" expanded and came in fourth with $8.2 million. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as a family man whose tranquil life is shattered by encounters with mobsters.
"Into the Blue," a thriller with Paul Walker and Jessica Alba as divers hunting for treasure in a 150-year-old shipwreck, opened at No. 5 with $7 million.
Glad to hear it is doing well, I loved it
Hope that means more movies or revives the series
Oct 2, 3:55 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES -- Jodie Foster's "Flightplan" stayed aloft at the box office, as the airplane thriller took in $15 million to remain the No. 1 movie over a rush of new wide releases.
The science-fiction tale "Serenity," a continuation of writer-director Joss Whedon's cult TV series "Firefly," debuted in second place with $10.1 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The overall box office, which had surged since Labor Day, fell back into a slump that has persisted most of the year. The top 12 movies grossed $75.3 million, down 26 percent from the same weekend in 2004, when "Shark Tale" opened with $47.6 million.
The animated fantasy "Tim Burton's Corpse Bride" was No. 3 with $9.8 million, lifting its total to $32.9 million after two weekends in wide release.
After a strong opening in limited release the previous weekend, David Cronenberg's "A History of Violence" expanded and came in fourth with $8.2 million. The film stars Viggo Mortensen as a family man whose tranquil life is shattered by encounters with mobsters.
"Into the Blue," a thriller with Paul Walker and Jessica Alba as divers hunting for treasure in a 150-year-old shipwreck, opened at No. 5 with $7 million.
Glad to hear it is doing well, I loved it
Hope that means more movies or revives the series
