Paramount's "Mission: Impossible 3" debuted with $48.025 million, a solid opening yet well below industry expectations and almost $10 million lower
- May 8, 2006
AceShowbiz - Paramount Pictures' "Mission: Impossible 3" scores great in box office. The newly wide release collecting an estimated of $48 million in ticket sales, such amount enough to bring the highly anticipated flick right to the top spot. That really is a solid opening though well below industry expectations and almost $10 million lower than the franchise's previous installment.
At 2nd position is "R.V." which taking in $11.1 million, ahead of "An American Haunting" at No. 3 with $6.4 million. Meanwhile, comedy "Stick It" secures the 4th position garnering $5.5 million, while drama "United 93" clings at No. 5 collecting an amount of $5.2 million. At No. 6 is "Ice Age: The Meltdown" taking in $4 million, followed then by "Silent Hill" at No. 7 with $3.9 million.
Rounding out the Top 10 in the North America box office is "Scary Movie 4" at No. 8 with $3.8 million, "Hoot" at No. 9 taking in $3.4 million, and "Akeelah and the Bee" closing the Top 10 with only $3.4 million.
