Warner Bros.' PG-13 rated romantic comedy Chasing Liberty debuted in seventh place with an ESTIMATED $7.8 million at 2,400 theaters with a $2,506 per theater average.
In the film, the 18-year-old daughter of the president of the United States runs off on a romantic adventure during the family's European getaway.
Directed by Andrew Cadiff, it stars Mandy Moore, Matthew Goode, Jeremy Piven, Annabella Sciorra and Mark Harmon.
Paramount Pictures' PG-13 rated sci-fi thriller Paycheck fell three positions to No. 8 in its third week of release with an ESTIMATED $5.2 million (-47%) in 2,762 theaters (unchanged; $1,883 per theater). Its cume is approximately $46.4 million.
Directed by John Woo, it stars Ben Affleck and Uma Thurman.
Warner Bros.' R rated period actioner The Last Samurai fell one rung to ninth place in its sixth week of release with an ESTIMATED $4.5 million (-46%) in 1,901 theaters (-500 theaters; $2,838 per theater). Its cume is approximately $97.1 million.
Directed by Edward Zwick, it stars Tom Cruise, Ken Watanabe, Tony Goldwyn and Timothy Spall.
Sony Pictures' PG-13 rated drama Mona Lisa Smile dropped three notches to round out the Top Ten in its fourth week of release with an ESTIMATED $4.5 million (-46%) in 2,500 theaters (-214 theaters; $1,800 per theater). Its cume is approximately $57 million.
Directed by Mike Newell, it stars Julia Roberts, Maggie Gyllenhaal, Kirsten Dunst and Julia Stiles.
WEEKEND COMPARISON
This week, the Top 12 films grossed an estimated $92.4 million, down about 23 percent from last week's $120.1 million, but up 4.9 percent from last year's $88.1 million.
Last year, 20th Century Fox's PG-13 rated comedy Just Married opened at No. 1 with $17.5 million in 2,766 theaters, a $6,345 per theater average; New Line's PG-13 rated The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers dropped to No. 2 in its fourth week with $14.7 million in 3,477 theaters (-145 theaters; $4,244 per theater); and DreamWorks' biopic Catch Me If You Can held on to third place in its third week with $14.6 million in 3,225 theaters (+55 theaters; $$4,537 per theater).