Tell No One showed strength during its expansion, which helped it take first place on the per theater chart with an average of $13,088 in 19 theaters. The overall box office leader, Hellboy 2 - The Golden Army, was the only other film to top $10,000 on the per theater chart with an average of $10,780.

The rest of the new releases included a trio of films that finished with nearly identical averages starting with The Exiles and its opening weekend box office of $8,448 in one theater. Meanwhile, Days and Clouds opened in 2 theaters with an average of $8,354 while August opened in just 1 with $8,092. Roman Polanski: Wanted and Desired was not as lucky earning just $4,613 in its lone theater. Harold made just over $10,000 in 3 theaters for an average of $3,526, which suggests a short run, but at least is was above the Mendoza Line. Three films were not as lucky. Death Defying Acts earned an average of just $1,781 in 2 theaters, which was just ahead of Garden Party's average of $1,554. Rounding out the list of new releases was Murder.com with an opening of $1,245 in its single theater.

This past week also saw milestones reached for a few Per Theater Chart alumni:

• The Fall made it to $2 million more than a month after it reached $1 million.
• Likewise, it has been a while since Priceless reached $1 million, but after more than three months of release, it finally hit $2 million.
• As expected, Mongol topped $4 million over the weekend, and it has a slim shot at hitting $5 million by this time next week.
• Finally, Kit Kittredge: An American Girl held up better than expected hitting $10 million over the weekend. Given its struggles during its semi-wide expansion, I had my doubts about its chances of reaching $10 million in total. As it is, it should reach $15 million, but not much further.

- C.S.Strowbridge

Date posted: 2008-07-15