US Box Office

Shark Tale took a fairly big bite out of the box office, despite luke-warm critical reviews. A $49.1 million bite is good for an October record number.
Firefighting John Travolta and Joaquin Phoenix flushes away some $22.8 million in Ladder 49, again, despite mostly mediocre reviews.
The Forgotten, still fresh in the memory, takes in $12 million in its second week.
At number 4, Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow holds on another day, with $3.4 million.