Box Office: Hannah Montana conquers movie theaters

 

Weekend of February 1 - 3

By Franck Tabouring

"Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour” topped the North American box office this weekend with an estimated $31.1 million.

Walt Disney’s 3-D event, which chronicles the highlights of Cyrus’ wildly popular 2007 concert tour, opened at only 683 locations Friday and sold enough tickets to smash the competition.

New entry “The Eye” ranked in second this weekend, earning $12.4 million from ticket sales at 2,436 sites. Directed by newcomers Xavier Palud and David Moreau, the film stars Jessica Alba as a blind violinist who starts seeing ghosts after undergoing a double corneal transplant.

Meanwhile, “27 Dresses” stays put at No.3, collecting $8.4 million. The Anne Fletcher-directed romantic comedy starring Katherine Heigl lifted its total gross to $57.2 million after a strong three-week run. Heigl plays a passionate bridesmaid who’s asked to arrange her sister’s wedding to the man (Edward Burns) she’s secretly in love with.

Last week’s winner “Meet the Spartans” dropped to No. 4 with a weekend gross of $7.3 million. Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer’s comedy reached a domestic total of $28.5 million after only two weeks in release. In the tradition of “Epic Movie” and “Date Movie,” the film takes pride in spoofing recent Hollywood blockbusters such as “Transformers” and “300.”

Down form No.2 to No.5, “Rambo” took $7.1 million from ticket sales at 2,764 sites. Despite negative reviews, Sylvester Stallone’s latest installment in the popular series reached a domestic total of $29.9 million after a solid two-week run.

At No.6, Jason Reitman’s hit comedy “Juno” delivered yet another strong weekend performance, earning $7 million. After nine weeks in theaters, Fox Searchlight’s film about a pregnant 15-year-old has lifted its cumulative gross to $109.8 million.

“The Bucket List” ranked seventh with a weekend gross of $6.7 million while “Untraceable” tumbled to No.8 with $5 million. Gregory Hoblit’s thriller starring Diane Lane as an FBI agent hunting down a serial killer reached a domestic total of only $19.1 million after two weeks.

Two films rounded out the top ten: Matt Reeves’ creature-feature “Cloverfield” with $4.8 million, and Paul Thomas Anderson’s thriller “There Will Be Blood” with $4.6 million.

Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)