Tropic Thunder Storms Box Office Once Again
Ben Stiller courtesy Goldcrest Pictures
In a Labor Day weekend that boasted five little-buzzed-about new releases,
Tropic Thunder managed to hold on to its place at the top of the domestic box office for the third week in a row.
According to Variety, Ben Stiller's Hollywood-spoofing comedy earned $11.5 million dollars, bringing its total haul to $83.8 million. Newcomer sci-fi action flick and Vin Diesel starrer
Babylon A.D. came in at No. 2 with $9.8 million.
The Dark Knight bounced back up to No. 3 this week, taking in another $8.8 million to pass the $500 million mark, the only movie except
Titanic to accomplish such a feat.
The House Bunny's $8.3 million took fourth, and Don Cheadle's
Traitor rounded out the Top 5 with $7.9 million.
Theater traffic was slow overall, despite five new releases. Though the final four-day weekend numbers are still forthcoming, it seems this summer's final outing will fall well short of last year's take when Rob Zombie's
Halloween remake earned $30.6 million as the top movie. -
Adam Bryant
