LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The thriller "Lakeview Terrace", in which Samuel L. To Jackson incarnates a policeman who harassed his neighbors, arrived over the weekend at the top of the box office of the United States and Canada, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. The film directed by Neil LaBute grossed $ 16.6 million and moved to second place in the comedy of the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn after reading" (with George Clooney and Brad Pitt), with 11.29 million dollars in ticket sales, according to the firm specialized Exhibitor Relations. The list of most blockbuster movies continues with two new features: "My Best Friend's Girl," a romantic comedy with Dane Cook and Kate Hudson came to third with a revenue of $ 8.3 million, and the animated film "Igor "(Voice of John Cusack), which with its 8 million took fourth place. The police drama "Righteous Kill" with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, was placed fifth with $ 7.7 million in tickets during its second week on Billboard. The melodrama "The Family that prey", by Tyler Perry with Kathy Bates, won $ 7.5 million, ahead of "Women," a dramatic comedy with Meg Ryan (5.30 million) to be ranked in seventh place. Another new feature, the comedy "Ghost Town", climbed to eighth grade on the list with $ 5.1 million.
lunes, septiembre 22, 2008
LAKEVIEW TERRACE WINS AMERICAN BOX OFFICE
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - The thriller "Lakeview Terrace", in which Samuel L. To Jackson incarnates a policeman who harassed his neighbors, arrived over the weekend at the top of the box office of the United States and Canada, according to preliminary figures released Sunday. The film directed by Neil LaBute grossed $ 16.6 million and moved to second place in the comedy of the brothers Joel and Ethan Coen, "Burn after reading" (with George Clooney and Brad Pitt), with 11.29 million dollars in ticket sales, according to the firm specialized Exhibitor Relations. The list of most blockbuster movies continues with two new features: "My Best Friend's Girl," a romantic comedy with Dane Cook and Kate Hudson came to third with a revenue of $ 8.3 million, and the animated film "Igor "(Voice of John Cusack), which with its 8 million took fourth place. The police drama "Righteous Kill" with Robert DeNiro and Al Pacino, was placed fifth with $ 7.7 million in tickets during its second week on Billboard. The melodrama "The Family that prey", by Tyler Perry with Kathy Bates, won $ 7.5 million, ahead of "Women," a dramatic comedy with Meg Ryan (5.30 million) to be ranked in seventh place. Another new feature, the comedy "Ghost Town", climbed to eighth grade on the list with $ 5.1 million.
