AGE Ices the B.O. Competition

By News Editor     April 03, 2006
Source: Various

ICE AGE: THE MELTDOWN lead the weekend box office with a stellar take of $70.5 million in ticket sales. INSIDE MAN slipped to to second weekend with $15.7 million.

ATL came in third with $12.5 million. In fourth place was FAILURE TO LAUNCH with $6.6 million and V FOR VENDETTA rounded out the top fivew the $6.5 million in sales.

Of note to Cinescape readers, SLITHER opened at eight with $3.7 million, while BASIC INSTINCT 2 tied for the number ten spot with just $3.2 million.

Here are the estimated ticket sales for the past weekend:

1. Ice Age: The Meltdown - $70.5 million ($52.8 million)

2. Inside Man - $15.7 million

3. ATL - $12.5 million

4. Failure to Launch - $6.6 million ($73.2 million)

5. V for Vendetta - $6.5 million ($56.8 million)

6. Stay Alive - $4.58 million ($17.3 million)

7. She's the Man - $4.57 million ($26.8 million)

8. Slither - $3.7 million

9. The Shaggy Dog - $3.5 million ($53.9 million)

10. Basic Instinct 2 - $3.2 million

10. Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector - $3.2 million ($11.5 million)