Monday, November 3, 2008

Elizabeth Banks Halloween audiences play tricks on Hollywood

Elizabeth Banks Disney's High School Musical Senior Year hauled in to remain the top movie for the second straight weekend, according to studio estimates yesterday.

Debuting at No. 2 with $10.7-million was the Weinstein Co. comedy Zack and Miri Make a Seth Rogen and Elizabeth Banks as pals who do a skin flick to dig themselves out of debt.

The new James Bond film, Quantum of Solace, debuted in Britain Friday to record one-day ticket sales of $8-million (U.S.). The total tops Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, the previous record holder with an opening day .

A big surge the previous weekend, Hollywood revenues plunged. The top 12 movies took in $75.2-million, off 38 per cent from the same weekend last year.

Lionsgate's horror sequel Saw V slipped from second place to third.