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Movie Lovers Get the Point at Box Office

Political thriller opens in first on slow Oscar weekend

By Wesley Oliver,  Newser Staff

Posted Feb 24, 2008 7:45 PM CST
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(Newser) – Vantage Point took top spot at this weekend's box office by nearly doubling the yield of number-two pic Jumper, Variety reports. The Dennis Quaid political thriller banked $24 million to Jumper''s $12.7 million and number-three The Spiderwick Chronicles' $12.6 million, both in their second week. Disney’s Step Up 2 the Streets placed fourth with $9.8 million and Fool’s Gold made fifth with $6.3 million.

Completing the top 10 were Definitely, Maybe ($5.2 million), Juno and Be Kind Rewind (both $4.1 million), Roscoe Jenkins ($4 million), and There Will Be Blood ($2.6 million). Oscar-nominated films saw a boost, but sputtering debuts kept receipts down over last year by 7%. Low numbers are also common on award weekend because movie fans want “to be home in front of their TV watching the Oscars," one analyst told Bloomberg.

With poor results for new releases, receipts were down over 7%. One analyst blamed award fever, explaining movie fans want to be home in front of their TV watching the Oscars. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)
With poor results for new releases, receipts were down over 7%. One analyst blamed award fever, explaining movie fans want to be home in front of their TV watching the Oscars. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)   (Associated Press)
Dennis Quaid stars as US Secret Service agent Thomas Barnes in Vantage Point.
Dennis Quaid stars as US Secret Service agent Thomas Barnes in "Vantage Point."   (MovieWeb)
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Richard T. Jones, left, and Dennis Quaid are shown in a scene from Columbia Pictures' Vantage Point. (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Daniel Daza)
In this image released by Columbia Pictures, Richard T. Jones, left, and Dennis Quaid are shown in a scene from Columbia Pictures' "Vantage Point". (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures, Daniel Daza)   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Twentieth Century Fox, Hayden Christensen, left, and Rachel Bilson are shown in a scene from the film, Jumper. (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox, Michael Gibson)
In this image released by Twentieth Century Fox, Hayden Christensen, left, and Rachel Bilson are shown in a scene from the film, "Jumper." (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox, Michael Gibson)   (Associated Press)
Miramax's No Country for Old Men enjoyed a week-to-week surge as moviegoers did their customary rush to theaters on the Friday and Saturday of Oscar weekend to catch up on their viewing before the kudocast. On the flip side, the Oscars typically take out a bite of box office on...
Miramax's "No Country for Old Men" enjoyed a week-to-week surge as moviegoers did their customary rush to theaters on the Friday and Saturday of Oscar weekend to catch up on their viewing before the kudocast....   (Associated Press)
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