"When a Stranger Calls," a remake of the scary movie about a terrorized baby sitter that debuted at No. 1 with $22 million over the typically sluggish
- Feb 6, 2006
AceShowbiz - "When a Stranger Calls," which is a remake of the 1979 Columbia Pictures cult horror film, debuts at No. 1 on the box office with an estimated $22 million worth of tickets for the three-day, Friday-to-Sunday period. Last week's champ "Big Momma's House 2" falls to 2nd place with $13.35 million, followed then by the comedy flick "Nanny McPhee" at No. 3 with $9.9 million in ticket sales.
No. 4 is the drama romance "Brokeback Mountain" which scores $5.7 million, ahead of "Hoodwinked" at 5th with $5.3 million. Meanwhile, "Underworld: Evolution" comes at No. 6, scores $5.1 million, while the new release "Something New" is at 7th with $5 million. No. 8 to 10 in succession are "Annapolis," $3.5 million, "Walk the Line," $3.4 million, and "Glory Road," $3 million.
