LOS ANGELES, Aug. 25 /TMRZoo.com/ — Rentrak Theatrical, a business unit of Rentrak Corporation (NASDAQ:RENT) , today announced the weekend theatrical box office estimates for the weekend period of August 22 through August 24, 2008 according to the company’s Box Office Essentials(TM) theatrical box office data collection and analytical service.
The twelve estimated top producing motion pictures for the weekend, per data collected as of 9:30AM Pacific on Sunday, August 24, 2008 by Rentrak Theatrical include
Weekend of 08/22/2008 to 08/24/2008
| Rank | Title | Weekend Gross | Locations |
| 1 | Tropic Thunder | $16,100,000 | 3352 |
| 2 | The House Bunny | $15,100,000 | 2714 |
| 3 | Death Race | $12,292,860 | 2532 |
| 4 | The Dark Knight | $10,305,000 | 3163 |
| 5 | Star Wars: The Clone Wars | $5,660,000 | 3452 |
| 6 | Pineapple Express | $5,600,000 | 2620 |
| 7 | Mirrors | $4,875,000 | 2664 |
| 8 | The Longshots | $4,304,000 | 2089 |
| 9 | Mamma Mia! | $4,303,100 | 2326 |
| 10 | The Mummy: Tomb Of The Dragon Emperor | $4,068,960 | 2422 |
| 11 | Vicky Cristina Barcelona | $3,003,000 | 692 |
| 12 | The Rocker | $2,750,000 | 2784 |
(C) 2008 by Rentrak Corporation
About Box Office Essentials
Box Office Essentials provides each studio with password-protected, real-time, web browser-based and 24/7 access to data pertaining specifically to their movie release titles. A sophisticated toolset allows studio distribution executives to view and analyze the information at different levels of detail and across a multitude of attributes (by theatre circuit, DMA, time zone, etc.), enhancing their ability to make faster, and better informed decisions. Additional features include online school calendars (K-12 and college), interactive release schedule and 24-hour subscriber support.
