Disney (DIS) has found a formula it likes and has started to repeat it over the years successfully, which is finding a film they believe fans will like at the beginning of March and making a big opening day hit out of it. They did it again with Wild Hogs, which while dissed by critics, has appealed to a lot of people as it raked in an opening weekend total of $38 million. It lands it in the top ten of all-time March openers.
Coming in second for the weekend was Zodiac, which opened to $13.1 million. It wasn't too bad with opening at about a 1,000 fewer venues than "Hogs."
Marvel's and Sony's Ghost Rider was able to bring in another $11.5 million to take this weekends third spot. That brings its total to almost $95 million since it opened, and projected to finish at around $120 million.
Finishing fourth was Bridge to Terabithia. It brought in $8.6 million in its third weekend. It's earned $57.9 million so far.
The top ten for the weekend:
| 1 | Wild Hogs | $38,000,000 | |
| 2 | Zodiac | $13,100,000 | |
| 3 | Ghost Rider | $11,500,000 | |
| 4 | Bridge to Terabithia | $8,587,000 | |
| 5 | The Number 23 | $7,050,000 | |
| 6 | Norbit | $6,446,000 | |
| 7 | Music and Lyrics | $4,895,000 | |
| 8 | Black Snake Moan | $4,016,000 | |
| 9 | Reno 911!: Miami | $3,750,000 | |
| 10 | Breach | $3,483,000 |
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