Jodie Foster's Fightplan Leads the U.S Boxoffice

Jodie Foster's latest flick, Fightplan, was #1 at the box office for the second weekend in a row. With an estimated second weekend of $15 million and a respectable drop of less than 40%, it has grossed more than $46 million in just ten days.

The thriller defeated Serenity, which many analysts felt was that weekend's favorite.

The first big screen adventure of the crew of Joss Whedon's Serenity failed to bring in the number of science fiction fans that its distributor may have hoped.
The movie, a continuation of writer-director Joss Whedon's cult TV series FIREFLY, debuted in second place with $10.1 million (GBP5.6 million) in its opening weekend in only 2,188 theatres, averaging more per theatre than Flightplan.

The animated fantasy Corpse Bride, directed by Tim Burton, dropped to third place from last week's #2, with $9.8 million (GBP5.4 million).

David Cronenberg's crime thriller A History of Violence, starring Viggo Mortensen and Maria Bello, had the highest per-theatre average of all the movies in the Top 10 or in wide release, earning $8.2 million (GBP4.5 million) in only 1,340 theatres.

The underwater thriller Into the Blue, starring Paul Walker and Jessica Alba INTO THE BLUE, came forth, with an estimated $7 million (GBP3.8 million).

Meanwhile, Roman Polanski's Oliver Twist remake, flopped on its wide-release debut, earning just $875,000 (GBP486,100) in revenue.