RUSH HOUR - YUMA LEADS BOX OFFICE

3:10 to Yuma chugged into the lead position at the box office over the weekend, but on a weekend that has traditionally produced below-average ticket sales, the film grossed only $14.1 million. With kids heading back to school, the western drew mostly older moviegoers. The only other new film to open in more than 1,000 theaters, Shoot 'Em Up, misfired, opening in sixth place with just $5.5 million. Meanwhile, last week's top film, Halloween, followed the downward course of most other horror films in their second week. It dropped 62 percent to $10 million. Sony's Superbad fell only 36 percent, however to $8 million, taking the third-place position and crossing the $100-million mark. Marking yet another severe setback for Revolution and Sony, their The Brothers Solomon debuted in 700 theaters with just $525,000 -- amounting to an average of just $750 per theater.

The top ten films for the weekend, according to studio estimates compiled by Media by Numbers:
1. 3:10 to Yuma, $14.1 million; 2. Halloween, $10 million; 3. Superbad, $8 million; 4. Balls of Fury, $5.7 million; 5. The Bourne Ultimatum, $5.5 million; 6. Shoot 'Em Up, $5.5 million; 7. Rush Hour 3, $5.3 million; 8. Mr. Bean's Holiday, $3.4 million; 9. The Nanny Diaries, $3.3 million; 10. Hairspray, $2 million.

10/09/2007