Box office

“The Game Plan” scored again, topping the charts for a second straight weekend despite three new wide releases in the marketplace and bolstering Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson’s credentials as a comedy star. The raunchy comedy “The Heartbreak Kid” and the fantasy “The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising” both came up far short of expectations in their openings and the musical “Feel the Noise” made little impact.

Outside the top 10, the legal thriller “Michael Clayton” averaged a robust $47,000 in its launch at 15 locations. The musical “Across the Universe,” the adventure “Into the Wild,” the romantic drama “Lust, Caution” and the artsy comedy “The Darjeeling Limited” held up well as they continued to expand. Industrywide totals were down for the third straight weekend.

Preliminary results (in millions) in the U.S. and Canada, based on studio projections:

Movie (studio): 1. The Game Plan (Disney)

3-day gross (millions): $16.3

Total (millions): $42.8

Weeks: 2

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Movie (studio): 2. The Heartbreak Kid (DreamWorks/Paramount)

3-day gross (millions): $14.0

Total (millions): $14.0

Weeks: 1

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Movie (studio): 3. The Kingdom (Universal)

3-day gross (millions): $9.3

Total (millions): $31.4

Weeks: 2

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Movie (studio): 4. Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)

3-day gross (millions): $4.3

Total (millions): $43.5

Weeks: 3

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Movie (studio): 5. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (20th Century Fox)

3-day gross (millions): $3.7

Total (millions): $3.7

Weeks: 1

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Movie (studio): 6. Good Luck Chuck (Lions Gate)

3-day gross (millions): $3.5

Total (millions): $29.1

Weeks: 3

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Movie (studio): 7. Feel the Noise (Sony BMG)

3-day gross (millions): $3.4

Total (millions): $3.4

Weeks: 1

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Movie (studio): 8. 3:10 to Yuma (Lions Gate)

3-day gross (millions): $3.0

Total (millions): $48.6

Weeks: 5

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Movie (studio): 9. The Brave One (Warner Bros.)

3-day gross (millions): $2.3

Total (millions): $34.3

Weeks: 4

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Movie (studio): 10. Mr. Woodcock (New Line)

3-day gross (millions): $2.0

Total (millions): $22.3

Weeks: 4

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Industry totals

3-day gross (in millions): $80.0

Change from 2006: -27.1%

Year-to-date gross (in billions): $7.45

Change from 2006: +6.7%

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Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue.

Source: Media by Numbers

Los Angeles Times