Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, the stock car racing spoof, raced to first place at the weekend box office, taking in an estimated $23 million for the three days. Talladega is expected to pass the $100 million mark this week.
One of the unexpected surprises of the weekend was the strong showing of dance flick Step Up, coming in a solid second place with $21 million.
The World Trade Center came in third with a good $19 million, around what was expected for this type of film. Credit: Columbia Pictures
Step Up, had an explosive opening as it averaged $8,539 per theater, while debuting at 2,467 sites.
While business was down 9 percent from last weeks offerings, overall business is still up by 6 percent over last year at this stage.
Here's the rest of the top ten for the weekend:
1. Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby, $23 million
2. Step Up, $21 million
3. World Trade Center, $19 million
4. Barnyard, $10.1 million
5. Pulse, $8.4 million
6. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, $7.2 million
7. Zoom, $4.6 million
8. The Descent, $4.6 million
9. Miami Vice, $4.5 million
10. Monster House, $3.3 million
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