US Box Office
Another quick buck made for executive producer Sam Raimi. With his Ghost House Pictures production company, the low budgets horror flicks usually earn their budget back their first week, and so too does The Grudge 2 with $22 million, good enough for the top spot.
At 2, The Departed holds good retention, down to $18.7 million (a respectable 31% decline). At three, Man of the Year (starring Robin Williams) doesn’t impress, with just $12.6 million. Rounding out the top 5 are left-overs Open Season with $11 million and The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning with $7.8 million.