
The boxoffice gods were smiling on Hollywood during the Presidents Day weekend as the combination of Sony Pictures' comic book adaptation "Ghost Rider" and Buena Vista Pictures' family flick "Bridge to Terabithia" helped lift the North American boxoffice to new heights for this time of year. The Nicolas Cage starrer "Ghost," from Columbia Pictures and Crystal Sky Pictures, bowed to an incredible $51.5 million for the four-day frame. The PG-13 Marvel Studios production from writer-director Mark Steven Johnson is the highest-grossing opener for the Presidents Day weekend, surpassing Johnson's previous directorial effort, "Daredevil," which opened to $45 million in 2003.More...