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07-23-2007, 03:45 AM
Adam Sandler continued his winning streak with goofball comedies this weekend as I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry topped the box office on a competitive weekend.
Chuck took in $34.8 million, according to studio estimates from box-office trackers Nielsen EDI.
The film met most analysts' expectations and marked Sandler's eighth broad comedy to open higher than $30 million. His biggest debut was 2005's The Longest Yard, which opened with $58.6 million over Memorial Day weekend.
Chuck nudged out Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which dropped 58% from its debut to take second place and $32.2 million. Potter has raked in $207.5 million.
The surprise of the weekend, however, was the strong performance of Hairspray, which took third with $27.8 million. The John Travolta musical eclipsed projections by almost $8 million.
Transformers was No. 4 with $20.5 million, bringing its three-week total to $263 million.
The Pixar animated comedy Ratatouille was fifth with $11 million. It has earned $165.6 million in four weeks.
Ticket sales for the weekend dipped 14% from last weekend but were up 5% from the same weekend last year.
For the year, ticket sales are up 5% over 2006.
Final figures are due Monday.
Source: USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-07-22-box-office_N.htm)
Chuck took in $34.8 million, according to studio estimates from box-office trackers Nielsen EDI.
The film met most analysts' expectations and marked Sandler's eighth broad comedy to open higher than $30 million. His biggest debut was 2005's The Longest Yard, which opened with $58.6 million over Memorial Day weekend.
Chuck nudged out Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, which dropped 58% from its debut to take second place and $32.2 million. Potter has raked in $207.5 million.
The surprise of the weekend, however, was the strong performance of Hairspray, which took third with $27.8 million. The John Travolta musical eclipsed projections by almost $8 million.
Transformers was No. 4 with $20.5 million, bringing its three-week total to $263 million.
The Pixar animated comedy Ratatouille was fifth with $11 million. It has earned $165.6 million in four weeks.
Ticket sales for the weekend dipped 14% from last weekend but were up 5% from the same weekend last year.
For the year, ticket sales are up 5% over 2006.
Final figures are due Monday.
Source: USA Today (http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2007-07-22-box-office_N.htm)