The third installment of the “Bourne” trilogy is proving to be the best one yet. It easily took the top spot at the box office over the weekend with $70.2 million.
The Bourne Ultimatum is the largest debut for a film opening in August, beating 2001’s Rush Hour 2 that opened with $67.4 million.
‘Bourne Ultimatum’ had the best opening of the first two installments. The second movie, The Bourne Supremacy, opened with $52.5 million in 2004. And the first one, The Bourne Identity,’ opened with $27.1 million.
The Simpsons Movie, which was number one last weekend, fell to second place by earning $25.6 million. The Simpsons Movie has earned over $315 million worldwide.
Top 10 at box office
1. The Bourne Ultimatum, $70.2 million
2. The Simpsons Movie, $25.6 million
3. Underdog, $12 million
4. I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry, $10.5 million
5. Hairspray, $9.3 millin
6. Harry Potter and the Order of Phoenix, $9.3 million
7. No Reservations, $6.6 million
8. Transformers, $6 million
9. Hot Rod, $5 million
10. Bratz, $4.3 million
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So have you seen any of these films yet? (Besides the Simpsons, that is.)
I’ve seen Transformers, which was awesome! Really, the only other movie on this list I want to see is “Bourne.”
If anyone has seen it, please let us know how it is without giving away any spoilers – thanks!