US Box Office
Cutie sled dogs took over this week’s box office. With co-star Paul Walker stranded in the icy nowhere, Eight Below puts $25 million in the freezer.
Second up was zero brainer Date Movie, which got evenly as many points from the established critics. New possible franchise a la Scary Movie (not from the same companies though) takes in $22.3 million, half of what Scary Movie 3 did in 2003.
Third is for The Pink Panther with $21 million, only a 4% drop. Guess people DO like Steve Martin doing his too obvious French accent act.
Traditional cartoon Curious George drops one place to number four, but actually does better than last week with $15.3. Rounding out the top 5 is Final Destination 3, with $12.5 million and a $38.2 cume it’s more successful avoiding death and hence still ahead of its predecessors.