Monday August 20, 2007 11:30 pm
Box Office Breakdown: It’s Super To Be Bad

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, New Line, Paramount, Sony, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Music, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Books, Lists, New Releases,

The Judd Apatow train is bound to hit a roadblock at some point—but for the time being, it’s full steam ahead. Superbad opened impressively with over $30 million this weekend making it the third Apatow-related project in a row to accomplish this feat (the others being Talledega Nights and Knocked Up). This is, of course, not taking into consideration the uber-sleeper hit The 40-Year-Old Virgin.
Meanwhile, there was nothing super about Nicole Kidman’s latest outing. The Invasion, the latest version The Body Snatchers, scared up a dismal $5.9 million (and that’s despite Daniel Craig’s hunky presence). But I predict a much stronger outing for these two later this year with The Golden Compass.
And while High School Musical 2 was breaking records on TV, Hairspray was continuing to make waves in the theaters. The well-received movie is now officially the 10th musical ever to pass the $100 million mark. Apparently you can’t stop the beat!
1. Superbad, Sony, $33,052,411
2. Rush Hour 3, New Line, $21,353,361
3. The Bourne Ultimatum, Universal, $19,874,370
4. The Simpsons Movie, Fox, $6,829,648
5. The Invasion, Warner Bros, $5,951,409
6. Stardust, Paramount, $5,651,343
7. Hairspray, New Line, $4,502,455
8. Underdog, Disney, $3,848,791
9. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, Warner Bros, $3,656,379
10. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, Universal, $3,601,545
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