Happyness Is... Topping the Box Office
Earning $27 million in its first weekend, Will Smith's
The Pursuit of Happyness placed No. 1 at the weekend box office, besting
Eragon (which debuted with $23.4 million). Rounding out the top five were
Charlotte's Web (opening with $12 million),
Happy Feet ($8.5 mil, for a total to date of $150 mil) and
The Holiday ($8.2 mil).
Last week's champ,
Apocalypto, dropped nearly 50 percent, netting a No. 6-worthy $7.7 mil, while
Dreamgirls, in a three-city, $25-a-ticket "roadshow" engagement, earned $360,000 across 21 screenings.
