US Box Office
Jason Bourne comes out of hiding to make a box office splash, recording the best numbers for an August opening yet. The Bourne Ultimatum hands off a not so secretly $70.2 million, riding on a wave of superb critical reviews (85 points on metacritic).
Meanwhile, the Simpsons 2D cartoon takes a steep dive, with a 65% drop coming in at $25.6 million. Still it easily passed the $100 million mark, the cume now at $128.5 million in its second week.
A new entry at number 3, Disney’s Underdog doesn’t impress much, with just $12 million. Rounding out the top 5 is I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry with $10.5 million and Hairspray with $9.3 million.