Rounding out the Top Ten was Paramount and MTV Films' opening of the PG-13 rated youth appeal comedy Orange County, down five notches in its third week with a quiet ESTIMATED $4.6 million (-48%) at 2,317 theaters (theater count unchanged; $1,985 per theater). Its cume is approximately $34.2 million, heading for $45-50 million. Directed by Jake Kasdan, it stars Colin Hanks and Jack Black.
OTHER OPENINGS
This weekend also saw the arrival of TriStar's PG-13 rated Japanese animated feature Metropolisto a lively ESTIMATED $0.1 million at 9 theaters ($11,072 per theater).
"It was really well reviewed (and got) four stars from Roger Ebert," Sony's Jeff Blake said Sunday morning. "Almost unanimously (it got) three and a half to four stars. It's really a very interesting Japanese animated film that Columbia TriStar Home Video acquired and will be going out with. It's having a special pre-release under the TriStar label. (Averaging) $11,072 for a picture that we're just giving a really specialized release to is a pretty good start."
Fine Line's R rated drama Storytelling arrived to an encouraging ESTIMATED $0.082 million at 4 theaters ($20,410 per theater).
Written and directed by Todd Solondz, it stars Selma Blair and Robert Wisdom.
Miramax's R rated drama Pinero opened to an okay ESTIMATED $0.05 million at 14 theaters ($4,000 per theater).
Written and directed by Leon Ichaso, it stars Benjamin Bratt.
Miramax's R rated drama The Son's Room opened at one theater in Los Angeles to a slow ESTIMATED $4,500.
Directed by Nanni Moretti, it stars Moretti and Laura Morante.
SNEAK PREVIEWS
There were no national sneak previews this weekend.