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BOX OFFICE: COOL WITH THUNDER Monday, August 25 2008 
Paramount/DreamWorks'
Tropic
Thunder
was
no
big
shakes
at
the
box
office
over
the
weekend,
but
its
estimated
$16.1-million
take
was
enough
to
land
it
in
first
place
for
a
second
week,
as
it
held
off
Sony's
debuting
The
House
Bunny
with
$15.1
million
and
UA's
Death
Race,
which
opened
with
$12.9
million.
Another
new
film,
MGM/The
Weinstein
Co.'s
The
Longshots,
fumbled
with
just
$4.3
million.
Warner
Bros.'
The
Dark
Knight
drew
closer
to
the
$500-million
(more)TROPIC THUNDER RUMBLES OVER DARK KNIGHT Tuesday, August 19 2008 The box-office began to settle into its usual end-of-summer blahs last weekend, with Tropic Thunder, the final blockbuster release of the season, leading the pack with just $25.8 million. Warner Bros.' previously unstoppable The Dark Knight couldn't even crack $20 million, winding up with $16.4 million in its fifth week (and also winding up on the No. 2 spot on the all-time list, behind Titanic). An animated Star Wars variation, Star Wars: The Clone Wars (more) |
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Ben Stiller's Tropic Thunder held on to the box office crown for the second week in a row as it earned $16.3 million to bring its total to $65.7 million. Most analysts expect it to remain on top over the upcoming Labor Day weekend, which is generally the only major holiday of the year that does not attract big business for exhibitors. Tropic Thunder beat out The House Bunny, which placed second with $14.5 million, but beat Thunder on a per theater basis. Universal's Death Race opened in third place with $12.6 million. Slipping to fourth place was Warner Bros.' The Dark Knight, which added another $10.5 million to its total -- which has now reached $489.4 million and will likely to cross the $500-million mark over next weekend. Rounding out the top five was Star Wars: the Clone Wars with just $5.7 million in its second week, making it the first bona fide Star Wars flop. The top-12 films of the weekend grossed $88.5 million, off less than half a percent from the $88.8 million that the box office counted during the comparable week a year ago. 
