Jet Li stars in "Hero" |
HOLLYWOOD - The Chinese indie Hero, which stars Jet Li and Zhang Ziyi as high-flyin' Chinese swordsmen, came out in the top spot for the second weekend in a row this Labor Day holiday with $8.8 million, followed close behind by the goofy road trip comedy Without a Paddle at $7 million. That sneaky snake tale Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid dropped to third with $6.2 million. This week, the Top 12 films grossed an estimated $64.6 million, down 23.95 percent from last weekend's $84.8 million take and way down from this weekend last year by almost 30 percent.
BOX OFFICE TOP 10, ESTIMATES: (Source: Exhibitor Relations, Inc.)
No. 1: Hero (Miramax, PG-13)
• Gross: $8.8 million (-51%)
• Weeks opened: 2
• Theaters: 2,092
• Per-theater average: $5,513
• Cume to date: $35 million
No. 2: Without a Paddle (Paramount, PG-13)
• Gross: $7 million (-18%)
• Weeks opened: 3
• Theaters: 2,756
• Per-theater average: $3,411
• Cume to date: $40.2 million
No. 3: Anacondas: The Hunt for the Blood Orchid (Sony Pictures, PG-13)
• Gross: $6.2 million (-51%)
• Weeks opened: 2
• Theaters: 2905
• Per-theater average: $2,754
• Cume to date: $23.8 million
No. 4: Paparazzi (Fox, PG-13)
• Gross: $6.1 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 2115
• Per-theater average: $3,712
No. 5: The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement (Buena Vista, G)
• Gross: $5.4 million (-33%)
• Weeks opened: 4
• Theaters: 3,139 (-159)
• Per-theater average: $2,330
• Cume to date: $75 million
No. 6: Wicker Park (MGM, PG-13)
• Gross: $5.4 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 2598
• Per-theater average: $2,598
No. 7: Collateral (DreamWorks, R)
• Gross: $5 million (-23%)
• Weeks opened: 5
• Theaters: 2348
• Per-theater average: $2,768
• Cume to date: $80.1 million
No. 8:Vanity Fair (Focus, PG-13)
• Gross: $4.8 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 1051
• Per-theater average: $5,821
No. 9: The Cookout (Lions Gate, PG-13)
• Gross: $5 million
• Weeks opened: NEW!
• Theaters: 1303
• Per-theater average: $4,682
No. 10: The Bourne Supremacy (Universal Pictures, PG-13)
• Gross: $4.1 million (-12%)
• Weeks opened: 7
• Theaters: 1718
• Per-theater average: $3,143
• Cume to date: $157.7 million