Beowulf ruled the world at the weekend as Robert Zemeckis' animated adaptation of the epic English poem launched at number one in North America with an estimated $28.1m haul that complemented the table topping overseas tally of $17m.
Well over one-third of the domestic gross came from 3D screens through Real D and IMAX. Read D accounted for $8m from 638 sites and IMAX claimed $3.6m from 84 screens.
Ray Winstone plays a Danish warrior charged with killing a monster that has terrorised the land. Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Crispin Glover also star.
In their third weekends, DreamWorks-Paramount's Bee Movie and Universal's American Gangster consolidated well in second and third places.
Bee Movie's $14.3m gross put it within easy reach of $100m on $93.9m, while American Gangster crossed the milestone after $13.2m raised the tally to $100.9m.
The fantasy drama Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium with Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman released in North America through Fox Walden, launched in fifth place on just over $10m.
No Country For Old Men, which Miramax handles domestically, surged eight places to seventh in its second weekend and raised the cumulative gross to $4.9m.
UA's Lions For Lambs fell three places to ninth in its second weekend and has amassed a lowly $111.6m.
The romantic epic Love In The Time Of Cholera opened through New Line in 10th place on $1.9m. It stars Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.
Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination opened Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko follow-up Southland Tales on 63 screens and reported a $116,550 gross over three days that raised the cumulative total to $ 133,896.
The film combines conspiracy thriller, social satire and comedy elements and stars The Rock, Sean William Scott, Michelle Gellar and Justin Timberlake.
Next weekend's wide releases are: Buena Vista's fantasy Enchanted with Amy Adams and Susan Sarandon; Fox's video game adaptation Hitman starring Timothy Olyphant; MGM/Dimension's horror tale The Mist; Sony's drama This Christmas; and Warner Bros' August Rush starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Estimated Top 10 North America Nov 16-18, 2007
Film (Dist)/Int'l dist/Est wkd gross/Est total to date
1 (-) Beowulf (Paramount) WBPI $28.1m -
2 (1) Bee Movie (DreamWorks-Paramount) PPI $14.3m $93.9m
3 (2) American Gangster (Universal) UPI $13.2m $100.9m
4 (3) Fred Claus (Warner Bros) WBPI $12m $35.8m
5 (-) Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Fox Walden) Mandate Int'l $10m -
6 (5) Dan In Real Life (Buena Vista) Focus Features International $4.5m $37.1m
7 (15) No Country For Old Men (Miramax) Paramount Vantage Int'l $3.1m $4.9m
8 (4) Lions For Lambs (MGM/UA) Fox Int'l $2.9m $11.6m
9 (6) Saw IV (Lionsgate) Mandate Int'l $2.3m $61.8m
10 (-) Love In The Time Of Cholera (New Line) Summit $1.9m -
Well over one-third of the domestic gross came from 3D screens through Real D and IMAX. Read D accounted for $8m from 638 sites and IMAX claimed $3.6m from 84 screens.
Ray Winstone plays a Danish warrior charged with killing a monster that has terrorised the land. Angelina Jolie, Anthony Hopkins and Crispin Glover also star.
In their third weekends, DreamWorks-Paramount's Bee Movie and Universal's American Gangster consolidated well in second and third places.
Bee Movie's $14.3m gross put it within easy reach of $100m on $93.9m, while American Gangster crossed the milestone after $13.2m raised the tally to $100.9m.
The fantasy drama Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium with Natalie Portman and Dustin Hoffman released in North America through Fox Walden, launched in fifth place on just over $10m.
No Country For Old Men, which Miramax handles domestically, surged eight places to seventh in its second weekend and raised the cumulative gross to $4.9m.
UA's Lions For Lambs fell three places to ninth in its second weekend and has amassed a lowly $111.6m.
The romantic epic Love In The Time Of Cholera opened through New Line in 10th place on $1.9m. It stars Javier Bardem, Benjamin Bratt and Giovanna Mezzogiorno.
Samuel Goldwyn Films/Destination opened Richard Kelly's Donnie Darko follow-up Southland Tales on 63 screens and reported a $116,550 gross over three days that raised the cumulative total to $ 133,896.
The film combines conspiracy thriller, social satire and comedy elements and stars The Rock, Sean William Scott, Michelle Gellar and Justin Timberlake.
Next weekend's wide releases are: Buena Vista's fantasy Enchanted with Amy Adams and Susan Sarandon; Fox's video game adaptation Hitman starring Timothy Olyphant; MGM/Dimension's horror tale The Mist; Sony's drama This Christmas; and Warner Bros' August Rush starring Freddie Highmore, Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers.
Estimated Top 10 North America Nov 16-18, 2007
Film (Dist)/Int'l dist/Est wkd gross/Est total to date
1 (-) Beowulf (Paramount) WBPI $28.1m -
2 (1) Bee Movie (DreamWorks-Paramount) PPI $14.3m $93.9m
3 (2) American Gangster (Universal) UPI $13.2m $100.9m
4 (3) Fred Claus (Warner Bros) WBPI $12m $35.8m
5 (-) Mr Magorium's Wonder Emporium (Fox Walden) Mandate Int'l $10m -
6 (5) Dan In Real Life (Buena Vista) Focus Features International $4.5m $37.1m
7 (15) No Country For Old Men (Miramax) Paramount Vantage Int'l $3.1m $4.9m
8 (4) Lions For Lambs (MGM/UA) Fox Int'l $2.9m $11.6m
9 (6) Saw IV (Lionsgate) Mandate Int'l $2.3m $61.8m
10 (-) Love In The Time Of Cholera (New Line) Summit $1.9m -
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