cost of the film. It's only a $10-12 million production. We had a lot of partners in it. We won't make a lot of upside, but we will make a nice profit on it."
Universal's PG rated family comedy Big Fat Liar fell two rungs to sixth place in its third week, still showing good legs with an ESTIMATED $6.74 million (-23%) at 2,437 theaters (-97 theaters; $2,765 per theater). Its cume is approximately $33.6
Directed by Shawn Levy, it stars Frankie Muniz, Paul Giamatti and Amanda Bynes.
Liar, which was made for only about $15 million, should be very profitable for Universal.
Universal, DreamWorks and Imagine Entertainment's PG-13 rated drama A Beautiful Mind, which received eight Oscar nominations, held on to seventh place in its 10th week with a still solid ESTIMATED $5.26 million (-35%) at 2,089 theaters (-12 theaters; $2,540 per theater). Its cume is approximately $132.6 million, heading for $150 million-plus, depending on how well it does Oscar night.
Directed by Ron Howard, the Brian Grazer production stars Russell Crowe, Ed Harris and Jennifer Connelly.
"It continues to be strong, as we predicted ," Universal's Nikki Rocco said. "We know for the next couple of weeks it's just a wait-and-see for the Academy Awards."
MGM's R rated World War II drama Hart's War dipped three spots in its second week to a dull ESTIMATED $4.55 million (-41%) at 2,459 theaters (theater count unchanged;
$1,851 per theater). Its cume is approximately $13.9 million.
Directed by Gregory Hoblit, it stars Bruce Willis and Colin Farrell.
Fox Searchlight Pictures' R rated comedy Super Troopers showed good second week legs, holding on to ninth place with an ESTIMATED $3.91 million (-37%) at 1,805 theaters (+25 theaters; $2,166 per theater). Its cume is approximately $12.5 million.
Directed by Jay Chandrasekhar, it stars andrasekhar and Kevin Heffernan.
"It's an excellent result and we're very pleased with it," Fox Searchlight distribution president Stephen Gilula said