Shia Lebeouf and Steven Spielberg collaborated for another #1 debut.
DreamWorks/Paramount’s thriller “Eagle Eye” scored the best opening since summer in grossing an estimated $29.2 million at the domestic box office from 3,510 runs.
The casualty of the weekend was Spike Lee’s World War II film “Miracle St. Anna,” which opened to a disappointing $3.5 million from 1,185 runs to come in only No. 9.
Otherwise, the box office was generally robust, even with Friday night’s presidential debate and the economic crisis.
“Eagle Eye” easily topped the box office chart, while Warner Bros. and Village Roadshow Pictures’ Diane Lane-Richard Gere romantic drama “Nights in Rodanthe” place No. 2 in its bow, grossing an estimated $13.6 million from 2,704 runs, according to Rentrak.
Samuel Goldwyn’s Christian-theme pic “Fireproof” was the surprise of the weekend in grossing an estimated $6.5 million from only 839 theaters and coming in No. 4.
Sony holdover “Lakeview Terrace” came in No. 3 in its second sesh, declining 53% to an estimated $7 million from 2,467 theaters for a cume of $25.7 million in its first 10 days.
Focus Features’ “Burn After Reading” continued to do well, declining 44% in its third frame to an estimated $6.2 million from 2,649 for a cume of $45.5 million.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. “Eagle Eye,” $29.2 million.
2. “Nights in Rodanthe,” $13.6 million.
3. “Lakeview Terrace,” $7 million.
4. “Fireproof,” $6.5 million.
5. “Burn After Reading,” $6.2 million.
6. “Igor,” $5.5 million.
7. “Righteous Kill,” $3.803 million.
8. “My Best Friend’s Girl,” $3.8 million.
9. “Miracle at St. Anna,” $3.5 million.
10. “Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys,” $3.2 million.
[Credit: Variety / Media By Numbers]