Box office report
“Eagle Eye” honed in on the top of the weekend’s box office with $29.2 million, according to the Associated Press.
The conspiracy thriller from Paramount-DreamWorks was the second top-ranking opening for star Shia LaBeouf and director D.J. Caruso, who also teamed up for last year’s “Disturbia.”
The movie builds on LaBeouf’s reputation as a box office draw; his other action films include ”Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull” and “Transformers.”
The second place film was Warner Bros.’ romance “Nights in Rodanthe,” which reunited Richard Gere and Diane Lane, who previously starring in “The Cotton Club” and “Unfaithful.” The adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel made $13.6 million.
“Lakeview Terrace,” the Sony thriller that opened at No. 1 the previous weekend, made $7 million for third place and a 10-day sum of $25.7 million.
“Fireproof,” a Christian film starring Kirk Cameron as a firefighter trying to save his marriage was released by Samuel Goldwyn and made $6.5 million to debut in fourth place.
With the solid numbers for “Eagle Eye” Hollywood avoided more stagnate numbers. The top 12 movies took in $87.8 million, up 15 percent from the same weekend last year, according to the AP.
“You put a summer-style movie in the heart of the fall, and you can take advantage of the marketplace,” Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Media By Numbers, told the AP.
Spike Lee’s World War II drama “Miracle at St. Anna,” which clocks in at two hours and 40 minutes, opened with just $3.5 million and ninth place.
Two other movies – “Choke” from Fox Searchlight and “The Lucky Ones” from Lionsgate – opened nationwide but in fewer theaters – about 400 cinemas each, compared to 3,510 for “Eagle Eye.”
“Choke,” based on the Chuck Palahniuk novel about sex addict who cons people by pretending to choke in restaurants, made $1.3 million.
“The Lucky Ones,” a road trip story about three Iraq War veterans (Tim Robbins, Michael Pena and Rachel McAdams), made only $208,000.
Here is the top 10 from the AP.
1. “Eagle Eye,” $29.2 million.
2. “Nights in Rodanthe,” $13.6 million.
3. “Lakeview Terrace,” $7 million.
4. “Fireproof,” $6.5 million.
5. “Burn After Reading,” $6.2 million.
6. “Igor,” $5.5 million.
7. “Righteous Kill,” $3.803 million.
8. “My Best Friend’s Girl,” $3.8 million.
9. “Miracle at St. Anna,” $3.5 million.
10. “Tyler Perry’s the Family That Preys,” $3.2 million.
-BAM
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I guess the director of “Eagle Eye” knew what he was doing. He filled in all his plot holes with yummy Shia goodness.