Weekend Box Office Report: Ricky Bobby wins again

By: Karl Schneider
Date: Monday, August 14, 2006

TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY held off some tough competition and hung on to the top spot for the weekend despite not being the top grossing film on Friday. That honor went to STEP UP, but the film's poor internal weekend multiplier allowed RICKY BOBBY to move ahead and snatch the top spot.

Regardless of the second place finish, STEP UP's $21 million gross is both a bit unexpected and exceptional. The studio will be thrilled with this weekend's total, however, don't expect much from the film in the coming weeks. With such bad reviews, poor WOM and the poor internal weekend multiplier, expect this film to fall fast and hard in the coming weeks.

Speaking of poor reviews, PULSE released this weekend to disappointing reviews and box office receipts. The film managed an almost respectable $8 million, but is another film that should be expected to fall quickly out of theaters.

Another new release, WORLD TRADE CENTER, had much better luck. The Oliver Stone film managed a $19 million weekend and considering the Wednesday release, the number is solid. Good reviews seem to have helped, if the film's legs hold up it could manage a $60-70 million total.

The only other news is the great legs that PIRATES continues to show. This franchise is a power house, the film dropped under 35% this weekend and you can expect a total north of $410 million. A huge number.

That's it for this week, until next time ...


1 - TALLADEGA NIGHTS: THE BALLAD OF RICKY BOBBY - $23,000,000 ($91,217,000)
2 - STEP UP - $21,065,000 ($21,065,000)
3 - WORLD TRADE CENTER - $19,016,000 ($26,818,000)
4 - BARNYARD - $10,069,000 ($34,085,000)
5 - PULSE - $8,456,000 ($8,456,000)
6 - PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST - $7,207,000 ($392,400,000)
7 - THE DESCENT - $4,600,000 ($17,527,000)
8 - ZOOM - $4,600,000 ($4,600,000)
9 - MIAMI VICE - $4,547,000 ($55,112,000)
10 - MONSTER HOUSE - $3,300,000 ($63,678,000)