Believe it or not, some horror film remakes do succeed even though this isn’t one I even plan on seeing. Prom Night may not have Jamie Lee Curtis in it this time around, but it came out at the perfect time of year as high schools get ready for their end of the year dances. Two more new films broke the Top Ten while things remain quiet overall. Check out full numbers inside.
Credit: Box Office Mojo
Rank.) Movie Title (Distributor)
Weekend Gross (in millions) | Theaters | Total Gross (in millions) | Week #
1.) Prom Night (ScreenGems)
$22.7 million/2,700 theatres/$22.7 million/First Week
2.) Street Kings (FoxSearchlight)
$12.0 million/2,467 theatres/$12.0 million/First Week
3.) 21 (Sony)
$11.0 million/2,736 theatres/$62.3 million/Third Week
4.) Nim’s Island (Fox)
$9.0 million/3,518 theatres/$25.3 million/Second Week
5.) Leatherheads (Universal)
$6.2 million/2,771 theatres/$25.3 million/Second Week
6.) Dr. Seuss’ Horton Hears A Who! (Fox)
$6.0 million/3,209 theatres/$139.6 million/Fifth Week
7.) Smart People (Miramax)
$4.2 million/1,106 theatres/$4.2 million/First Week
8.) The Ruins (Paramount/DreamWorks)
$3.3 million/2,814 theatres/$13.4 million/Second Week
9.) Superhero Movie (MGM/Weinstein)
$3.1 million/2,526 theatres/$21.2 million/Third Week
10.) Drillbit Taylor (Paramount)
$2.1 million/2,205 theatres/$28.5 million/Fourth Week
Sunday Estimates – Final numbers due out Monday
