US Box Office
A Kingdom of Heaven could not prevent a further slump at the box office, taunting it for several weeks already. With $20 million though, it does end up at the top spot, but on a $150+ million budget, it’s just not on par.
Second place is House of Wax, also doing worse than the previous horror flicks opening this year. The happy prospect of seeing Paris Hilton slashed into a bloody mash still couldn’t lift it above $12.2 million (I for one, would definitely pay double for that).
A tie at three for The Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy and Crash, a new drama from Million Dollar Baby writer Paul Haggis, with $9.1 million.
Rounding off the top five, is third week-er The Interpreter, with $7.5 million.