Posted by
Emmett of the Unblinking Eye on Monday, September 11, 2006 12:38:33 PM
The new movies came in with a whimper this weekend, with "
The Covenant" taking the number 1 spot. It was not screened for the critics, which shows why films often aren't screened by the critics. The pecking order with gross, number of outlets, total gross and weeks in release:
1. The Covenant (Sony / Screen Gems)
$9.0 million | 2,681 | $9.0 million | 1
2.
Hollywoodland (Focus Features)
$6.0 million | 1,548 | $6.0 million | 1
3.
Invincible (Buena Vista)
$5.8 million | 2,987 | $45.7 million | 3
4. The Protector (Weinstein Company)
$5.0 million | 1,541 | $5.0 million | 1
5.
Crank (Lions Gate)
$4.8 million | 2,515 | $19.9 million | 2
Source: Box Office Mojo (
www.boxofficemojo.com)