Evan Almighty may have ruled the box office, but it only took in half of what Bruce Almighty did in its first weekend in 2003. 1408 renewed the public's love for horror flicks, coming in at #2 with $20 mil. While A Mighty Heart, another big contender, broke in at #10 with $4 mil--which is a bummer since the budget was $16 mil. Maybe they would've faired better with a lower profile actress like Thandie Newton. Released in 35 theaters, You Kill Me made $247,000--a noble effort for a funny indie. Meanwhile, Zoe Cassavetes' Broken English made $56,000 in 7 theaters.
In their 2nd week on the box office top 10 list, Fantastic Four must've made a good impression as they stuck around in the #3 spot, having grossed $97 mil so far--more than half of what they grossed in total domestically when they released the first installment. Meanwhile Emma Roberts' film debut isn't fairing so well. It dropped to #9 and has only grossed $16 mil in two weeks. This weekend her film and Surf's Up will compete against Ratatouille, and Fantastic, as well as the rest of the blockbusters, will go up against Live Free or Die Hard. And, in the event, you've officially reached your special effects' limit, you'll have the indie Evening and Michael Moore's documentary Sicko to look forward to.
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