Halloween Leads Slow Box Office Weekend

Posted on September 3, 2007

Rob Zombie's remake of the John Carpenter classic horror film Halloween led the box office this past weekend, making an estimated $26,503,000, despite universally withering reviews.

In second place was Superbad in its third week, which made an estimated $12,200,000. Balls of Fury, the ping pong comedy which has been trashed by critics, opened in third with a weak $11,604,795. Even Christopher Walken couldn't save that one.

In fourth place was The Bourne Ultimatum which made another $10,183,000, bringing its U.S. tally to date to $199,603,000. Rush Hour 3 made another $8,560,000, bringing its U.S. tally to date to $120,416,000, which is still less than its $140 million budget. It will do well on DVD of course, but the film's totals are lagging behind Rush Hour 1 and 2, making a sequel unlikely at this point. The Kevin Bacon revenge thriller, Death Sentence opened with a dismal $4,180,000.

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