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Poseidon Sinks At The US Box Office
The disaster movie opens second
15 May 2006 | Written by | Source: Variety |
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The second week of “summer” saw a distinct belly flop for Poseidon. Launching against Mission: Impossible III, the disaster movie nearly lived up to its name, grabbing just $20.4 million in its opening weekend.
But Tom Cruise and co will be happier – M:I:III won the US box office for a second week running, with a $24.5 million weekend. For those of you counting, that’s a drop of just under 50%.
Elsewhere, it was a terrible week for new releases. Lindsay Lohan will be hoping that Prairie Home Companion brings home the kudos, because her new teen comedy Just My Luck died on its feet. $5.5 million doesn’t exactly feel very lucky. And if footie trilogy kick-off Goal! was hoping to find plenty of fans in the States, then that dream didn’t so much begin as collapse, with the movie not even cracking the top 10. $2 million was just about enough for the movie to make it to 12th place.
Hail to the charts!
| | Title | Weekend Gross | Total Gross | Week # | | 1 | Mission: Impossible III
| $24,514,000 | | 2 | | 2 | Poseidon | $20,325,000 | | 1 | | 3 | RV
| $9,500,000 | $42,821,000 | 3 | | 4 | Just My Luck
| $5,500,000 | $5,500,000 | 1 | | 5 | An American Haunting
| $3,689,000 | | 2 | | 6 | United 93
| $3,583,000 | $25,630,000 | 3 | | 7 | Stick It
| $3,279,000 | $22,218,000 | 3 | | 8 | Ice Age: The Meltdown
| $2,975,000 | $187,985,000 | 7 | | 9 | Silent Hill
| $2,200,000 | $44,507,000 | 4 | | 10 | | $2,125,000 | $6,213,000 | 2 |
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