US Box Office
Martin Scorsese scores his best with a remake (Hong Kong’s critically acclaimed Infernal Affairs). Not only does The Departed earn a solid $27 million, it earns much of the same critical acclaim as the original.
At two, actually doing better money-wise, is low-budget horror The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning, with $19 million.
Open Season has to settle for a third place in its second week, with $16 million. Rounding out the top five is new comedy Employee of the Month with $11.8 million and left-over The Guardian with $9.6 million.