'Golden Compass' grabs top spot from 'One More Chance'

The controversial movie Golden Compass has grobbed the top spot from One More Chance last weekend.

On its Week 4, the Star Cinema movie has slipped to #3, however it's total gross is now $3.53million, the highest so far among the Filipino movies shown this 2007.

Pasukob remains untouched on the 2nd slot.

The Golden Compass, despite being criticized as having "atheist" theme, has also managed to rule the box-office charts in the US, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, Norway, Sweden, Thailand, Ukraine, UK and the Netherlands.

PHILIPPINE WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE
December 05-09, 2007

1 The Golden Compass $462,120 (Week 1)
2 Pasukob $153,646 (Week 2)
3 One More Chance $130,008 (Week 4)
4 Enchanted $94,538 (Week 3)
5 Beowulf $76,625 (Week 4)
6 Hitman $67,348 (Week 3)
7 The Kingdom $57,949 (Week 2)
8 30 Days of Night $22,876 (Week 6)
9 The Game Plan $21,422 (Week 5)
10 Eastern Promises $17,530 (Week 1)

PHILIPPINE BOX-OFFICE FOR 2007
(April to December, 2007)
as of December 09, 2007

1. One More Chance $3,526,770
2. A Love Story (2007) $3,121,563
3. Ouija (2007) $2,094,108
4. Cute ng ina mo, Ang $1,730,110
5. Paano kita Iibigin $1,522,736
6. Apat dapat, dapat apat: Friends 4 lyf and death $1,299,625
7. I've Fallen for You $833,011
8. Pasukob $537,095
9. Hide and Seek (2007) $505,062
10. Tiyanaks $456,463
11. My Kuya's Wedding $374,039
12. Silip (Peep) $323,465
13. Angels $138,431
14. Paraiso $52,820
15. Ataul: For Rent $32,988

US WEEKEND BOX-OFFICE
December 07-09, 2007

1 The Golden Compass New Line Cinema $25,783,232
2 Enchanted Buena Vista Pictures Distribution $10,709,515
3 This Christmas Screen Gems $4,961,083
4 Fred Claus Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $4,608,314
5 Beowulf Warner Bros. Pictures International, Paramount Pictures $4,536,667
6 No Country for Old Men Paramount Vantage, Miramax Films $4,116,888
7 August Rush Warner Bros. Pictures Distribution $3,510,446
8 Hitman 20th Century Fox Distribution $3,488,135
9 Awake MGM Distribution Company, The Weinstein Company $3,327,369
10 Stephen King's The Mist MGM Distribution Company $2,629,290


Figures courtesy of Boxofficemojo.com