Monday, February 26, 2007

Weekend Box Office -- "Ghost Rider" Fading But #1

Thanks to little or no competition, "Ghost Rider" remained #1 at the box office despite dropping almost 60% from its opening weekend. Given its reviews, I wonder if it feels like a hit or a flop to Nicolas Cage. Probably a bit of both, I imagine. As I predicted, "The Number 23" opened even lower than the modest expectations of everyone. By the way, it grossed $15.1 million and when you add up the numbers in the title and the gross (2+3+1+5+1) you get 12 and 12 ends in "2" and 12 is 1 and 2 and 1+2 = 3 which is 23. Oh my God, isn't that amazing? If it had been $15.2 million, that wouldn't have worked, but it was $15.1 million and it DID. I am getting all creeped out, aren't you?The Top 10, per Box Office Prophets.

1. Ghost Rider -- $19.7 million ($78.7 million total)
2. The Number 23 -- $15.1 million total
3. Bridge To Terabithia -- $13.6 million ($46.2 million total)
4. Reno: 911! Miami -- $10.4 million total
5. Norbit -- $9.7 million ($74.7 million total)
6. Music and Lyrics -- $8 million ($32.1 million total)
7. Breach -- $6.2 million ($20.5 million total)
8. Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls -- $5.3 million ($25.6 million total)
9. The Astronaut Farmer -- $4.5 million total
10. Amazing Grace -- $4.3 million total

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