OUR CRYSTAL BALLS SAY:

September 19-21, 2008
1. Lakeview Terrace (Sony/Screen Gems) $14.2M
2. My Best Friend’s Girl (Lionsgate) $13.3M
3. Burn After Reading (Focus) $11M
4. Igor (MGM/Weinstein) $8.75M
5. Righteous Kill (Overture) $8M
5. Tyler Perry’s: The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) $8M
7. The Women (Picturehouse) $6.6M
8. Ghost Town (Paramount/DreamWorks) $6.1M
9. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $3M
9. The House Bunny (Sony) $3M
11. Tropic Thunder (Paramount/DreamWorks) $2.5M

THE OTHER GUYS:

BOX OFFICE REPORT
1. Lakeview Terrace (Sony/Screen Gems) $15M
2. My Best Friend’s Girl (Lionsgate) $14M
3. Burn After Reading (Focus) $11.5M
4. Igor (MGM/Weinstein) $9.5M
5. Righteous Kill (Overture) $9M
6. Tyler Perry’s: The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) $8.5M
7. The Women (Picturehouse) $6.5M
8. Ghost Town (Paramount/DreamWorks) $6M
9. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $3.2M
10. The House Bunny (Sony) $3M
11. Tropic Thunder (Paramount/DreamWorks) $2.7M

BOX OFFICE MOJO (Derby)
1. Lakeview Terrace (Sony/Screen Gems) $14.7M
2. My Best Friend’s Girl (Lionsgate) $12.9M
3. Burn After Reading (Focus) $12.5M
4. Igor (MGM/Weinstein) $9.1M
5. Righteous Kill (Overture) $8.9M
6. Tyler Perry’s: The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) $8.7M
7. Ghost Town (Paramount/DreamWorks) $6.8M
8. The Women (Picturehouse) $6.3M
9. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) $3.8M
10. The House Bunny (Sony) $3.5M

SCREEN COUNT
1. Righteous Kill (Overture) 3,152
2. The Women (Picturehouse) 2,995
3. The House Bunny (Sony) 2,675
4. Burn After Reading (Focus) 2,657
5. My Best Friend’s Girl (Lionsgate) 2,604
6. Lakeview Terrace (Sony/Screen Gems) 2,464
7. Igor (MGM/Weinstein) 2,339
8. Tropic Thunder (Paramount/DreamWorks) 2,333
9. Tyler Perry’s: The Family That Preys (Lionsgate) 2,070
10. The Dark Knight (Warner Bros.) 1,905
11. Ghost Town (Paramount/DreamWorks) 1,505
12. Traitor (Overture) 1,407
13. Bangkok Dangerous (Lionsgate) 1,349
* Appaloosa (Warner Bros. /New Line) 14
* Hounddog(Empire) 11
* The Duchess (Paramount Vantage) 7
* Elite Squad (IFC) 1

BOPSY WEEKEND MOVIE PICK
There are four new wide releases this weekend: “Lakeview Terrace” with Samuel L. Jackson, “My Best Friend’s Girl” starring comedian Dane Cook, “Ghost Town” with British genius Ricky Gervais and the animated “Igor” from MGM. To me all four films look like duds. Sure, Gervais is a genius, but “Ghost Town” feels overly familiar, Dane Cook is box office poison, Sam Jackson will do any film for a paycheck and “Igor” seems like a second rate animated flick. So, if you haven’t seen it already, I’d send you to see “Burn After Reading” with Brad Pitt and George Clooney. Sure, this Coen Bros. film hasn’t received amazing reviews, but its better than pretty much anything else out there currently.

Tweet This Post 

• Friday Box Office Estimates for September 19, 2008 + Revised Weekend Forecast for September 19-21, 2008
• Box Office Forecasts September 5-7, 2008
• Box Office Forecasts for August 29 to 31, 2008
• Box Office Forecasts for January 25-27, 2008
• Box Office Forecasts for October 19 to 21