A pair of comedy debuts grabbed top positions at North American
box office this weekend, the movie industry's tracking firm Media
By Numbers reported Sunday.
Fool's Gold and Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins
debuted in number one and number two respectively over the
three-day period, with estimated 22 million and 17.1 million
dollars in ticket sales, according to the Los Angeles-based
firm.
Disney's 3-D Hannah Montana film held onto third
position despite a 66 percent drop in box office. The film is
estimated to sell 10.5 million dollars this weekend, for an
accumulated 53.4 million dollars in sales since its release last
week.
The Eye, a Lionsgate's remake of a 2002 Hong Kong
horror hit, slipped two slots to the fourth with 6.6 million
dollars over the weekend, while Oscar-nominated teenage pregnancy
comedy June remained steady in the fifth with 5.7 million
dollars after 10 weeks in release.
(Xinhua News Agency February 11, 2008)