Eddie Murphy's Norbit Takes the Weekend Box Office

Eddie Murphy's latest comedy, Norbit won this weekend at the box office with $33.7 million, says Box Office Mojo. Eddie plays a trio of characters in the film.

Hannibal Rising debuted in second place with $13.3 million. Gaspard Ulliel plays the young Hannibal; Gong Li also stars as a relative who takes him in after escaping a torturous childhood.

Diane Keaton and Mandy Moore in Because I Said So came in the three spot bringing in $9 million; that brings the total to $25.6 for two weeks. The two actresses star as mother and daughter in the romantic dramedy.

The Messengers came in fourth scaring up audiences for $7.2 million for a two week total of $24.7. Kristen Stewart plays a teen in a new town, being haunted by ghosts in her new house; the Pang brothers directed the Hong Kong style film.

Night at the Museum brought in $5.7 million and an eight week total of $232.1 million. The film is quickly becoming one of the highest grossing films of all time at $425.8 million world wide.

The spoof comedy, Epic Movie laughed it up in sixth with $4.4 million; Kal Penn stars in the flick. The film has made $35.4 million in three weeks.

Smokin' Aces took seventh place with $3.7 million. The cast of the action dramedy includes Ben Affleck, Ryan Reynolds, Ray Liotta, Alicia Keys, Jeremy Piven, Peter Berg, and Jason Bateman, among many others; it's made $30.8 in three weeks.

Pan's Labyrinth remains in the eighth spot for a third straight week; the Guillermo del Toro fantasy flick made $3.5 million and $26.5 million over seven weeks.

Eddie Murphy, with Jamie Foxx, Beyonce, and Jennifer Hudson, made it twice in the top ten in Dreamgirls. The musical drama took in $3 million over the weekend; that's a nine week total of $97.1 million.

Helen Mirren is The Queen; her portrayal of Queen Elizabeth II has garnered her an Oscar nomination. The film rounds out the top 10 with $2.5 million, and has brought in $49 million over 20 weeks.

Norbit was released February 9th, 2007 and stars Eddie Murphy, Thandie Newton, Terry Crews, Clifton Powell, Lester Speight, Cuba Gooding Jr., Eddie Griffin, Katt Williams. The film is directed by Brian Robbins.


Sources: Steven Chupnick, Box Office Mojo

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