‘Thunder’ stays on top at box office

Weekend B.O.: 'Babylon A.D.' opens in second place -- DreamWorks and Paramount's holdover comedy "Tropic Thunder" continued to dominate at the Labor Day box office with three-day take of $11.5 million from 3,473 theaters, while 20th Century Fox's Van Diesel sci-fi actioner grabbed the No. 2 spot with $9.7 million from 3,390.

‘Tropic,’ ‘Babylon’ in dead heat at B.O.

Weekend B.O.: Lionsgate's 'Disaster' opens in sixth place -- Twentieth Century Fox's Vin Diesel sci-fi actioner "Babylon A.D." and holdover comedy "Tropic Thunder" were in a dead heat as the Labor Day weekend got underway at the domestic box office.

Five films enter Labor Day fray

Weekend B.O.: Summer box office set to end on high note -- There are five new wide releases playing over the long Labor Day weekend -- more than ever before for the holiday -- in a fitting end to a summer that's been full of surprises.

‘Thunder’ reigns again at box office

Weekend B.O.: 'House Bunny' hops to No. 2 spot -- “Tropic Thunder” retained the weekend B.O. crown, slipping just 38% to collect $16.1 million. Before “Tropic Thunder,” only “The Dark Knight” and “Iron Man” had managed to stay in the top spot for more than a week this summer. And only two previous studio summer titles, “Mamma Mia!” and “What Happens in Vegas,” had seen second-week drops of less than 40%.

Box office looks to equal record

Weekend B.O.: 'Death Race,' 'Rocker' opening wide -- With just two weekends left to go, the summer 2008 domestic box office is all but assured of finishing on par with last year’s record-breaking take of $4.16 billion -- an unexpected victory for Hollywood and theater owners.