Will Ferrell enjoyed the second best opening of his career as Paramount's ice skating comedy Blades Of Glory launched at number one on an estimated $33m.
Ferrell and co-star Jon Heder play banned rival skaters who learn the only way to get back into the sport is to compete as a pair. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett also star. Ferrell's best opening remains Talladega Nights, which opened on Aug 4 2006 on $47m.
Opening in second place was Buena Vista's animated family title Meet The Robinsons, which took in $25.1m and features the voice talent of Angela Bassett and Daniel Hansen, among others. The film's wide release encompassed more than 600 Real D-equipped 3-D digital theatres, which account for more than one-sixth of the total release.
Overall box office fell slightly compared to the same weekend last year, as the top 12 titles dropped 13% and combined for $115m. According to reports, cinema attendance has risen 4% in the year-to-date.
There were no other newcomers in the top 10. Warner Bros' smash 300 fell one place to third on $11.2m and now stands at $179.7m after four weekends, while last weekend's champion TMNT dropped three place to fourth on $9.2m for $38.4m.
The comedy Wild Hogs ranks fifth on $135.4m for Buena Vista after five, Paramount's conspiracy thriller Shooter tumbled three places to sixth and stands at $27.2m after two, and Sony's thriller Premonition held firm in seventh place and has amassed $39.3m after three.
Miramax's thriller The Lookout with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels opened in 11th place on just over $2m on 955 screens, a disappointing screen average of about $2,100.
Next weekend's wide releases for the Easter holiday are: Fox's family comedy Firehouse Dog starring Josh Hutcherson; Miramax's true-lie caper The Hoax with Richard Gere; Sony's family comedy sequel Are We Done Yet' starring Ice Cube and Nia Long; Warner Bros' horror title The Reaping with Hilary Swank; and The Weinstein Company's Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse.
Estimated Top 10 North America Mar 30-Apr 1, 2007
Film (Distributor)/International distribution/Estimated weekend
gross/Estimated total to date
1 (-) Blades Of Glory (Paramount) PPI/UPI $33m -
2 (-) Meet The Robinsons (Buena Vista) BVI $25.1m -
3 (2) 300 (Warner Bros) WBPI $11.2m $179.7m
4 (1) TMNT (Warner Bros) TWC $9.2m $38.4m
5 (4) Wild Hogs (Buena Vista) BVI $8.4m $135.4m
6 (3) Shooter (Paramount) PPI $8m $27.2m
7 (7) Premonition (TriStar) Hyde Park Int'l $5.1m $39.3m
8 (5) The Last Mimzy (New Line) NLI $4m $16.2m
9 (6) The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Fox Atomic) Fox Intl $3.9m $15.8m
10 (8) Reign Over Me (Sony) SPRI $3.7m $13.3m
Ferrell and co-star Jon Heder play banned rival skaters who learn the only way to get back into the sport is to compete as a pair. Amy Poehler and Will Arnett also star. Ferrell's best opening remains Talladega Nights, which opened on Aug 4 2006 on $47m.
Opening in second place was Buena Vista's animated family title Meet The Robinsons, which took in $25.1m and features the voice talent of Angela Bassett and Daniel Hansen, among others. The film's wide release encompassed more than 600 Real D-equipped 3-D digital theatres, which account for more than one-sixth of the total release.
Overall box office fell slightly compared to the same weekend last year, as the top 12 titles dropped 13% and combined for $115m. According to reports, cinema attendance has risen 4% in the year-to-date.
There were no other newcomers in the top 10. Warner Bros' smash 300 fell one place to third on $11.2m and now stands at $179.7m after four weekends, while last weekend's champion TMNT dropped three place to fourth on $9.2m for $38.4m.
The comedy Wild Hogs ranks fifth on $135.4m for Buena Vista after five, Paramount's conspiracy thriller Shooter tumbled three places to sixth and stands at $27.2m after two, and Sony's thriller Premonition held firm in seventh place and has amassed $39.3m after three.
Miramax's thriller The Lookout with Joseph Gordon-Levitt and Jeff Daniels opened in 11th place on just over $2m on 955 screens, a disappointing screen average of about $2,100.
Next weekend's wide releases for the Easter holiday are: Fox's family comedy Firehouse Dog starring Josh Hutcherson; Miramax's true-lie caper The Hoax with Richard Gere; Sony's family comedy sequel Are We Done Yet' starring Ice Cube and Nia Long; Warner Bros' horror title The Reaping with Hilary Swank; and The Weinstein Company's Quentin Tarantino-Robert Rodriguez double feature Grindhouse.
Estimated Top 10 North America Mar 30-Apr 1, 2007
Film (Distributor)/International distribution/Estimated weekend
gross/Estimated total to date
1 (-) Blades Of Glory (Paramount) PPI/UPI $33m -
2 (-) Meet The Robinsons (Buena Vista) BVI $25.1m -
3 (2) 300 (Warner Bros) WBPI $11.2m $179.7m
4 (1) TMNT (Warner Bros) TWC $9.2m $38.4m
5 (4) Wild Hogs (Buena Vista) BVI $8.4m $135.4m
6 (3) Shooter (Paramount) PPI $8m $27.2m
7 (7) Premonition (TriStar) Hyde Park Int'l $5.1m $39.3m
8 (5) The Last Mimzy (New Line) NLI $4m $16.2m
9 (6) The Hills Have Eyes 2 (Fox Atomic) Fox Intl $3.9m $15.8m
10 (8) Reign Over Me (Sony) SPRI $3.7m $13.3m
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