20th Century Fox and Regency Enterprises' PG-13 rated thriller High Crimes dropped one level to ninth place in its fourth week with a calm ESTIMATED $3.01 million (-23%) at 2,060 theaters (-349 theaters; $1,460 per theater). Its cume is approximately $35.0 million, heading for $40 million.
Directed by Carl Franklin, it stars Ashley Judd and Morgan Freeman.
Rounding out the Top Ten was Columbia's R rated romantic comedy The Sweetest Thing, down three notches in its third week with an unsweetened ESTIMATED $2.9 million (-43%) at 2,124 theaters (-646 theaters; $1,365 per theater). Its cume is approximately $21.2 million.
Directed by Roger Kumble, it stars Cameron Diaz, Christina Applegate and Selma Blair.
OTHER OPENINGS
This weekend also saw the arrival of Castle Rock Entertainment's R rated thriller The Salton Sea via Warner Bros., making waves at 15 theaters with an ESTIMATED $0.175 million ($11,700 per theater).
Directed by DJ Caruso, it stars Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Doug Hutchison and Peter Sarsgaard.
"We had a good opening with Salton Sea," Warner Bros. Distribution president Dan Fellman said Sunday morning. "Our number one gross was the Archlight (in Hollywood), which in two days grossed $30,000. The Criterion in Santa Monica grossed $18,300. It's off to a good start and we'll see (where it) goes from here. We're going to add a few more cities on May 10 and some more on May 17."
Sony Pictures Classics' PG-13 skateboarding film Dogtown and Z-Boys kicked off at 20 theaters to an energetic ESTIMATED $0.11 million ($5,263 per theater).
Directed by Stacy Peralta, it is narrated by Sean Penn.
SNEAK PREVIEWS
There were no national sneak previews this weekend.
EXPANSIONS
On the expansion front this weekend IFC Films' unrated erotic drama Y Tu Mama Tambien went wider in its seventh week with an ESTIMATED $1.0 million (even) at 283 theaters (+42 theaters; $3,525 per theater). Its cume is approximately $7.2 million.
Directed by Alfonso Cuaron, it stars Maribel Verdu, Gael Garcia Bernal and Diego Luna.
USA Films' R rated romantic comedy Monsoon Wedding added theaters in its 10th week with a still tempting ESTIMATED $0.79 million (+7%) at 239 theaters (+50 theaters; $3,295 per theater). Its cume is approximately $8.2 million.
Directed by Mira Nair, it was produced by Nair and Caroline Baron.
IFC Films' PG rated romantic comedy My Big Fat Greek Wedding expanded in its second week with a bigger and fatter ESTIMATED $0.74 million (+24%) at 141 theaters ($5,265 per theater). Its cume is approximately $1.6 million.
Directed by Joel Zwick, it stars Nia Vardalos and John Corbett.