New releases took the top two spots at the box office this weekend with the comedy spoof "Epic Movie" taking the top honors. The film which makes fun of a bunch of films, some MTV shows and Paris Hilton finished up with $19.2 million; pretty much recouping the costs of production for 20th Century Fox (NWS).
The debut for "Smokin' Aces," a violent comedy, brought in respectable numbers as well, garnering $14.3 million. That was good news for Universal Pictures as well; almost covering production costs for the first weekend.
Finishing in third for the weekend was the long-lasting "Night of the Museum," finishing strong for its sixth week, taking in $9.5 million, bringing its total to $217 million.
The top ten for the weekend:
| 1 | Epic Movie | $19,200,000 |
| 2 | Smokin' Aces | $14,262,000 |
| 3 | Night at the Museum | $9,450,000 |
| 4 | Catch and Release | $8,000,000 |
| 5 | Stomp the Yard | $7,800,000 |
| 6 | Dreamgirls | $6,618,000 |
| 7 | The Pursuit of Happyness | $5,000,000 |
| 8 | Pan's Labyrinth | $4,505,000 |
| 9 | The Queen | $4,000,000 |
| 10 | The Hitcher (2007) | $3,598,000 |
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