The Final Destination, the fourth film in the franchise about teens who simply can’t escape death, pulled off a surprising feat at the box office over the weekend by outperforming Tarantino (and all others). This 3-D horror flick earned a surprising $28.3 million to take the top spot away from Tarantino’s Inglourious Basterds, which saw its revenues slip to $20 million.
Halloween II, the second remake of that horror franchise written and directed by Rob Zombie, did reasonably well during its first weekend in wide release, generating $17.4 million in ticket sales — good enough for third place.
The only other new release in the top 10 this week is Ang Lee’s Taking Woodstock, which is about the man who organized the defining music concert of 1969. Starring Emile Hirsch among others, Taking Woodstock earned just $3.75 million, putting it in ninth place overall.
Here’s the complete Top 10 at the box office for the weekend ending 8/30/09:
- The Final Destination, $28.3 million
- Inglourious Basterds, $20 million
- Halloween II, $17.4 million
- District 9, $10.7 million
- G.I. Joe: The Rise of the Cobra, $8 million
- Julie & Julia, $7.4 million
- The Time Traveler’s Wife, $6.75 million
- Shorts, $4.87 million
- Taking Woodstock, $3.75 million
- G-Force, $2.85 million