Box Office Update 10/19-10/21: 30 Days of Night Tops the Lifeless Chart
Published October 23, 2007
The final top ten debut is Rendition, a war-themed drama looking at the business of torture. It is a good film, although not as good as it could have been. It also appears that films about the current world situation will wither at the box office, regardless of quality.
Among the returning films, The Game Plan and Michael Clayton both had strong holds on their audience. The success of the family-themed The Game Plan shows the lack of competition in the genre as well as the desire for this type of film. Likewise, Michael Clayton may not be burning up the box office, but it is having strong retention and shows there is a market for intelligent dramas.
Next week will see only a couple new films entering the fray. First up is the fourth sequel in the Saw franchise, the new Steve Carell film, Dan in Real Life, and finally, Wes Anderson's latest, Darjeeling Limited, goes into wider release.
Five movies dropped off the top ten this week: Elizabeth: The Golden Age (11), Across the Universe (12), The Kingdom (13), Resident Evil: Extinction (17), and The Seeker: The Dark is Rising (25).
| This Week | Last Week | Title | Wknd Gross | Overall | Week in release |
| 1 | N | 30 Days of Night | $15,951,902 | $15,951,902 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? | $12,186,011 | $38,950,821 | 2 |
| 3 | 2 | The Game Plan | $8,178,646 | $69,206,626 | 4 |
| 4 | 4 | Michael Clayton | $6,677,272 | $21,563,586 | 3 |
| 5 | N | The Comebacks | $5,554,594 | $5,554,594 | 1 |
| 6 | N | Gone Baby Gone | $5,501,406 | $5,501,406 | 1 |
| 7 | 3 | We Own the Night | $5,420,793 | $19,704,516 | 2 |
| 8 | N | Tim Burton's Nightmare Before Christmas 3-D | $5,330,101 | $5,330,101 | 1 |
| 9 | N | Rendition | $4,060,012 | $4,060,012 | 1 |
| 10 | 5 | The Heartbreak Kid | $3,814,636 | $32,025,396 | 2 |
Box Office Predictions Recap
What I got right, I got really right. What I got wrong, I got really wrong. Much like watching the incredibly frustrating 30 Days of Night. After the somewhat lukewarm reception to The Kingdom, I should have guessed that Rendition would be further down the list. Anyway, I am pretty happy with my performance, a step up from the past few weeks. Hopefully, this will carry over into the next week.
Anyway, here is how I picked the field:
| Actual | Prediction | Title | Wknd Gross | Prediction |
| 1 | 1 | 3o Days of Night | $15,951,902 | $20 million |
| 2 | 2 | Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? | $12,186,011 | $12.5 million |
| 5 | 3 | The Comebacks | $5,554,594 | $11 million |
| 3 | 4 | The Game Plan | $8,178,646 | $8.5 million |
| 9 | 5 |
Rendition | $4,060,012 | $8 million |
| 4 | 6 | Michael Clayton | $6,677,272 | $7 million |
| 7 | 7 | We Own the Night | $5,420,793 | $6 million |
| 6 | 8 | Gone Baby Gone | $5,501,406 | $5.5 million |
| 15 | 9 | Things We Lost in the Fire | $1,561,949 | $4 million |
| 11 | 10 | Elizabeth: The Golden Age | $3,150,180 | $3.5 million |
Christopher Beaumont spends much of his time writing about entertainment when he isn't sitting in a movie theater. He is known around the office as the "Movie Guy" and is always ready to talk about his favorite form of entertainment and offer up recommendations. Interests include science fiction, horror, and metal music. His writings can be found at Draven99's Musings and Draven99's Media Center. 
- Box Office Update 10/19-10/21: 30 Days of Night Tops the Lifeless Chart
- Published: October 23, 2007
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