Biz bracing for box office bottleneck

Weekend B.O.: Seven wide releases debut this weekend -- A whopping seven wide releases — plus the semi-wide release of Bill Maher’s doc "Religulous" — debut this weekend at the domestic box office, making for the most crowded frame that anyone can remember.

‘Eagle Eye’ flies high at box office

Weekend B.O.: Conspiracy thriller swoops in for .2 million — DreamWorks/Paramount’s thriller “Eagle Eye” thrilled with a debut of .2 million from 3,510 theaters, reviving the fall box office and scoring the best opening since the heat of summer and the fourth best bow ever for September.

‘Eagle’ tops Friday with $9.7 million

Weekend B.O.: Debate doesn’t slow box office — Friday’s presidential debate hardly hampered business at the box office as the DreamWorks-Paramount thriller “Eagle Eye” led a fresh crop of adult-skewing releases with an estimated .7 million.

‘Eagle Eye’ sets sights on box office

Weekend B.O.: ‘Rodanthe,’ ‘St. Anna’ also opening wide — DreamWorks and Paramount’s government-run-amok thriller “Eagle Eye” should shake the box office awake this weekend, while films going after older auds could see traffic slowed by Friday night’s planned presidential debate.

‘Lakeview’ wins weak weekend

Weekend B.O.: New releases open to mixed results — Sony Screen Gems’ Samuel L. Jackson thriller “Lakeview Terrace” easily debuted at No. 1 over the weekend, while Focus Features’ “Burn After Reading” continued to fan the flames in its soph sesh.

‘Lakeview’ tops modest box office

Weekend B.O.: Sony-Screen Gems thriller nabs .1 million — The fall box office eased slightly Friday from its bump a week ago as another four wide releases entered the marketplace with Sony-Screen Gems’ thriller “Lakeview Terrace” easily coming in No. 1.

‘Terrace,’ ‘Ghost Town’ hit cinemas

Weekend B.O.: Modest movies vie for weekend box office — After last weekend’s box office boom — led by the Coen brothers’ “Burn After Reading” — this weekend could prove a lull as several new modest players make their play before action-thriller “Eagle Eye” debuts a week from now.

Coens’ ‘Burn’ fires up box office

Weekend B.O.: New releases perform strong in crowded frame — Ethan and Joel Coen’s dark comedy “Burn After Reading” led a vibrant fall bloom at the domestic box office, debuting to an estimated .4 million from 2,651 theaters to give the siblings and Focus Features their biggest opening gross ever.

‘Burn’ edges ‘Perry’ on Friday

Weekend B.O.: Coen bros’ film tops box office with .5 million — The Coen bros. quirky “Burn After Reading” topped Friday’s box office numbers, earning .5 million from 2,651 theaters. ‘Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys’ was close behind with .3 million while “Righteous Kill,” the new Al Pacino/Robert De Niro starrer finished third with .7 million.

Box office gets crowded

Weekend B.O.: Four new films aim for adults — The weekend box office could prove a slugfest as four prominent films all aimed at adults bow — Focus Features’ “Burn After Reading,” Lionsgate’s “Tyler Perry’s The Family That Preys,” Overture’s “Righteous Kill” and Picturehouse’s “The Women.”

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