HOSTEL scares up $20 million

As much as I loved HOSTEL when I saw it at Fantastic Fest, I had no idea it would be an actual box-office hit. It was no doubt helped by the fact that Quentin Tarantino’s name was attached as an executive producer, but this is a great movie in it’s own right. The healthy box-office performance should give a huge boost to Eli Roth’s career. HOSTEL scared up $20 million over the weekend.

The weekend’s other new flicks didn’t fare nearly as well. GRANDMA’S BOY (a movie I’ve never even heard of) brought in under $3 million and Dr. Boll’s latest videogame adatation, BLOODRAYNE, made less than a million. The complete top 10 is after the jump…

1. Hostel $ 20.1 Million
2. The Chronicles of Narnia - $ 15.4 Million
3. King Kong - $ 12.5 Million
4. Fun with Dick and Jane - $ 12.2 Million
5. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 - $ 8.3 Million
6. Munich - $7.5 Million
7. Memoirs of a Geisha - $ 6 Million
8. Rumor Has It - $5.9 Million
9. Brokeback Mountain - $5.8 Million
10. The Family Stone - $4.6 Million