'Disturbia' tops box office
Pic falls modest 39% on second weekend
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New Line's "Fracture" had a decent $11.2 million bow in line with estimates, while Sony Screen Gems' thriller "Vacancy" disappointed with $7.6 million and Warner Bros.' "In the Land of Women" grossed a weak $4.9 million, in line with expectations.
Brit buddy cop parody "Hot Fuzz" had a good start as Focus' Rogue label rolled it out to 825 theaters and grossed $5.8 million, for a healthy per-engagement average of $7,062.
Par and DreamWorks' thriller "Disturbia" fell a relatively modest 39%. It averaged $4,464 at 3,015 locations and brought its cume to $40.7 million after 10 days.
It's the fourth weekend in a row that a Par/DreamWorks pic has been No. 1, following a similar two-week run for "Blades of Glory."
Anthony Hopkins and Ryan Gosling starrer "Fracture" averaged $4,574 at 2,443 playdates. Despite Gosling's presence, pic primarily appealed to older legal thriller fans, with 75% of ticket buyers over the age of 25.
Screen Gems' "Vacancy" was expected to compete with "Fracture" and "Disturbia" for the top spot but ended up falling short. Per-play average was $2,979 at 2,551. Auds were two-thirds under 25.
Warner Bros. released "In the Land of Women," a romantic comedy that had been developed for Warner Independent, wide in hopes of maximizing B.O. before the summer.
Expectations were low for the Meg Ryan and Adam Brody starrer, which studio said cost under $10 million. Pic took an average of $2,281 at 2,155 theaters.
Focus took a decidedly slower approach with "Hot Fuzz," which had strong Internet buzz thanks to fans of "Shaun of the Dead," the first U.S. release from helmer Edgar Wright and writer/star Simon Pegg. After a healthy opening, studio plans to expand the pic to 1,100 or 1,200 theaters on Friday.
"The strategy was to play to the core 'Shaun' group to get the word out into the marketplace and then we can run in May when exhibitors need some movies to stick around with the tentpoles," said Focus distrib prexy Jack Foley.
Miramax took "The Hoax" wide on its third weekend, more than doubling the print count to 1,069. Gross for the Richard Gere starrer actually declined 11% however, to $1.3 million. Per-play take was a weak $1,216 and cume is $5.1 million.
"Blades of Glory" passed the $100 million mark this weekend as it fell 44% in its fourth weekend and grossed $7.8 million.
Disney toon "Meet the Robinsons" declined 43% on its fourth frame, grossing $7.1 million and bringing its total take to $82.2 million.
In limited release, Sony Pictures Classics opened French import "Valet" at six theaters in Gotham and L.A. and grossed $74,638, giving it a strong per-theater average of $12,440. Pic will expand to three more markets next weekend.
Paramount Vantage expanded quirky comedy "Year of the Dog" from seven to 33 theaters and got a 28% B.O. boost to $138,612. Per-play average for the Molly Shannon starrer was $4,200 and cume after two weekends is $280,415.
SPC's "Black Book" nearly doubled its playdates to 52 on its third weekend and saw B.O. rise 30% to $263,157, or $5,061 per engagement. Paul Verhoeven-directed World War II story has cumed $726,625.
ThinkFilm expanded Hollywood satire "The TV Set" from seven to 17 and grossed $31,965, or $1,880 per theater. Cume is $113,011.
Overall biz was the slowest weekend since last September, according to Nielsen EDI. However, total 2007 B.O. is still 5% ahead of 2006 and 10% ahead of 2005.
