3:10 to Yuma gallops into the #1 spot

The remake of the classic 1957 western 3:10 to Yuma starring Russell Crowe and Christian Bale, rode straight into last weekend's #1 spot with a higher than expected $14.1 million box office take.

Many predicted a smaller opening only because westerns haven't proven to be box office draws in the past few years (you can expect to see more cowboy flicks to be green lit in the coming months with this films success!).

If horsebacking wasn't your cup of sandy tea, then the murderous Halloween might have been another choice. Taking in $10 million, the John Carpenter remake (see a theme here with all the remakes?) continues to hack away with it's successful run.

Rounding out the top 5 include Superbad with $7.5 million (they broke $100 million yo!), the dead on contact Shoot Em Up with $5.7 million and The Bourne Ultimatum with $5.6 million.  

This weekend we'll get the vigilantism of Jodie Foster in The Brave One and the uber violent flick Eastern Promises, reteaming Viggo Mortensen with director David Cronenberg after the success of The History Of Violence.

Come back next Monday to find out who will be #1!

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Posted by Stevie on September 9, 2007 8:48:00 PM EDT #