Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of October 17, 2008

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Max Payne was the top film last weekend with an estimated gross of $18M. This knocks the number one for the previous two weeks, Beverly Hills Chihuahua, down to second with an estimated gross of $11.2M.

As for the other new films, The Secret Life of Bees was in third place with an estimated $11.1M, W. opened in forth with an estimated $10.6M, Sex Drive opened in ninth with $3.5M, and What Just Happened, playing in just 36 theatres, opened in 25th place with an estimated $216K.

And that’s the box office thoughts for this week.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.