Rush Hour 3 Tops the Box Office

Posted on August 14, 2007

Rush Hour 3 topped the box office this past weekend, making $49,100,158, with a $12,996 average per theater take. It took six years for the sequel to be made, mostly because Chris Tucker just hasn't felt like making movies, which is a shame.

The take wasn't as big as Rush Hour 2, but give the lengthy time between sequels, it did very well. In second place was The Bourne Ultimatum, which made another $32,879,125, putting its gross to date at $131,552,425. The Simpsons held onto third place, bringing in another $11,269,651, putting its gross at $152,381,993.

Opening in a disappointing fourth place was the absolutely delightful adult fairy tale, Stardust, which made $9,169,779. The film, based on the bestselling novel by Neil Gaiman, is a wonderful adventure tale, full of magic, sly humor and real heart. Michelle Pfeiffer as the vain witch Lamia turns in an Oscar-worthy performance, as does Robert DeNiro as Captain Shakespeare. In the leads are Charlie Cox (the young hero on a quest) and Clare Danes (the falling star the hero is searching for), who both fit their roles perfectly. The chorus of the dead princes includes the hilarious Rupert Everett, and Peter O'Toole has a cameo as the head of one of the nastiest royal families around. The critics loved Stardust, but the marketing people had no clue how to sell such a cross-genre film. Ignore the ads, and just go see it.

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