Box Office Breakdown: Hudson and McConaughey Strike Gold

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Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Fox Searchlight, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Drama, Horror, Musicals, Mystery, Romance, Satire, Sequels, Comedy, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists, New Releases

Fool’s Gold, the latest joint venture for Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey, debuted at the top of the charts this weekend with $21 million.  (When that total is worthy of a first place finish, you know times were slow.)  This marks the second time the pair opened in the $20 million dollar range; 2003’s How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days started at $23.8 million.

Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins was the only other new entry in this weekend’s Top Ten.  The Martin Lawrence comedy grossed $16 million over the three days pushing Hannah Montana into third place.  The 3-D concert, though, had the stronger per screen average ($14,987).

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Meanwhile, a weak per theater take is what placed Paris Hilton’s The Hottie & The Nottie way, way, way down the list.  The film averaged only $250 and found itself in 59th place.  (I didn’t even know there were that many movies open out there.)  By comparison, In Bruges - this week’s #25 - averaged $16,330.  That number beat out everyone…including Hannah Montana.

1. Fool’s Gold, Warner Bros., $21,589,295 (avg. $6909)
2. Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins, Universal, $16,207,730 (avg. $6790)
3. Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour, Disney, $10,295,922 (avg. $14,987)
4. The Eye, Lionsgate, $6,528,301 (avg. $2643)
5. Juno, Fox Searchlight, $5,601,149 (avg. $2413)
6. 27 Dresses, 20th Century Fox, $5,409,671 (avg. $1904)
7. The Bucket List, Warner Bros., $5,277,433 (avg. $1917)
8. Rambo, Lionsgate, $4,482,012 (avg. $1650)
9. Meet the Spartans, 20th Century Fox, $4,110,561 (avg. $1681)
10. There Will Be Blood, Paramount Vantage, $3,978,322 (avg. $2456)

(You can review last week’s numbers here.)