‘The Grinch‘ is unstoppable.
Jim Carrey‘s “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas” edged out Chris O’Donnell‘s mountain-climbing “Vertical Limit” and held on to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $18.46 million, according to estimates obtained by Hollywood.com’s box office analyst Martin Grove.
“The Grinch,” directed by Ron Howard and also starring Christine Baranski, Molly Shannon and Jeffery Tambor, reached a four-week total gross of $195.5 million.
Bowed Friday, outdoor thriller “Vertical Limit” was only good enough for the No. 2 spot with a $16 million take.
The week’s other new releases: Meg Ryan and Russell Crowe‘s “Proof of Life” and the game adaptation “Dungeons and Dragons” opened this weekend at No. 3 ($10.41 million) and No. 5 ($7 million), respectively.
And M. Night Shyamalan’s “Unbreakable” took the No. 4 spot with $7.5 million. The Bruce Willis-Samuel L Jackson starrer has thus far grossed $77.4 million.
Here are the weekend’s Top 10 films (final figures will be released Monday):
1. “Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas,” $18.47 million ($195.5 million total)
2. “Vertical Limit,” $16 million (new)
3. “Proof of Life,” $10.41 million (new)
4. “Unbreakable,” $7.54 million ($77.4 million total)
5. “Dungeons and Dragons,” $7 million (new)
6. “102 Dalmatians,” $6.3 million ($44.3 million total)
7. “Rugrats in Paris: The Movie,” $4 million ($60.5 million total)
8. “Meet the Parents,” $2.97 million ($157.1 million total)
9. “Charlie’s Angels,” $2.7 million ($119.3 million total)
10. “Bounce,” $2.6 million ($34.1 million total)
