X-terminated.
Yes, in what has become a summer of waning attention spans, “What Lies Beneath” has knocked the seemingly invincible “X-Men” off the top.
The Harrison Ford-Michelle Pfeiffer dramatic thriller (or whatever you want to call it) posted a solid $30.1 million in its opening weekend, per box office estimates released today.
“X-Men,” the good mutant vs. bad mutant flick, continued to do well over the weekend, adding another estimated $23.7 million to its deep pocket despite a big second-week drop of 56%. The flick has so far made $99.5 mil after nine days.
Besides “What Lies Beneath,” the only other opener to crack the Top 5 this weekend was the kid flick “Pokemon: The Movie 2000”. Coming in at No. 3, the flick made $21.52 million.
Gross-out comedy “Scary Movie” slipped to No. 4 with $14.9 mil, and “The Perfect Storm” took No. 5 with $9.5 mil.
As to the week’s other openers, the teen comedy “Loser” was just that, a loser, debuting at No. 7 ($6.1 mil, tied this weekend with the Mel Gibson starrer “The Patriot”), and “The In Crowd” ($1.5 mil) wasn’t even able to crack the Top 10.
Here’s a rundown of the weekend Top 10, according to box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations:
1. “What Lies Beneath” ($30.1 mil; opening weekend) 2. “X-Men” ($23.7 mil; $99.5 mil overall) 3. “Pokemon: The Movie 2000” ($21.5 mil; opening weekend) 4. “Scary Movie” ($14.9 mil; $116.3 mil overall) 5. “The Perfect Storm” ($9.5 mil; $145.2 mil overall) 6. “Disney’s The Kid” ($10.51 mil; $42.6 mil overall) 7. (tie) “The Patriot” ($6.1 mil; $93.3 mil overall) 7. “Loser” ($6.1 mil; opening weekend) 9. “Chicken Run” ($4.8 mil; $86.2 mil overall) 10. “Me, Myself & Irene” ($3.1 mil; $83.1 mil overall)
