Beverly Hills Chihuahua ($29 million) topped the box office, while Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist ($12 million) scored with young women.
Rachel Getting Married seemed to benefit from strong reviews and Oscar buzz for Hathaway, who stars as a choppy-haired, chain-smoking rehab graduate (and, note, not the titular bride).
The movie also likely got a boost from an all-out promotional tour that saw Hathaway not only make stops on David Letterman, Good Morning America and Saturday Night Live, but talk openly about how she spent her summer. Her tabloid-tainted summer.
Spike Lee’s epic war drama, Miracle at St. Anna ($1.7 million; $6.3 million overall) was smited—and bounced from the Top 10 after just one weekend.
Here’s a recap of the top-grossing weekend films based on Friday-Sunday estimates compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
- Beverly Hills Chihuahua, $29 million
- Eagle Eye, $17.7 million
- Nick and Nora’s Infinite Playlist, $12 million
- Nights in Rodanthe, $7.4 million
- Appaloosa, $5 million
- Lakeview Terrace, $4.5 million
- Burn After Reading, $4.1 million
- Fireproof, $4.07 million
- An American Carol, $3.8 million
- Religulous, $3.5 million
