WEEKEND TOP 5 STUDIO ESTIMATES, SEPTEMBER 19-21, 2008 Rank. Movie Title (Distributor) Weekend Gross | Theaters | Total Gross | Week #
1. Lakeview Terrace (Sony / Screen Gems) $15.6 million | 2,464 | $15.6 million | 1
2. Burn After Reading (Focus Features) $11.3 million | 2,657 | $36.4 million | 2
3. My Best Friend's Girl (Lionsgate) $8.3 million | 2,604 | $8.3 million | 1
4. Igor (MGM (Weinstein) $8.0 million | 2,339 | $8.0 million | 1
5. Righteous Kill (Overture Films) $7.7 million | 3,152 | $28.8 million | 2
Well, I was right. But unfortunately it was only once. Lakeview Terrace claimed the number one spot. Here's how the Box Office Preview game played out for Sept. 19...
David Pohl: 5 points 1. My Best Friend’s Girl 2. Burn After Reading 3. Lakeview Terrace 4. Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys 5. Righteous Kill
Chris DeSalvo: 0 points 1. Ghost Town 2. Igor 3. Burn After Reading 4. Tyler Perry’s Film 5. My Best Friend’s Girl
Thomas Pardee: 5 points 1. Burn After Reading 2. Lakeview Terrace 3. My Best Friend’s Girl 4. Igor 5. Ghost Town
Jeff Bayer: 5 points 1. Lakeview Terrace 2. My Best Friend’s Girl 3. Igor 4. Burn After Reading 5. Ghost Town
Bayer, Pohl and Pardee tie. No winners (for the staff) again this week. But Kyle comes out of nowhere and proves sun shines on a dog's arse every once in a while. Well done Kyle, almost perfect nailing the first four spots for a total of 14 points. Feel free to talk all the trash you want.