Of the new openings, The Banger Sisters, about the reunion of two former rock groupies, starring Goldie Hawn and Susan Sarandon, finished in second place with an estimated $10.3 million.
Ballistic: Ecks vs. Sever, a spy thriller featuring Antonio Banderas and Lucy Liu, earned an estimated $7.11 million, to edge the Heath Ledger-period piece, The Four Feathers, which earned $7.10 million.
The only other new film in release, Trapped, a kidnapping thriller starring Charlize Theron, Courtney Love and Kevin Bacon, finished in 10th place with an estimated $3.2 million.
While the newcomers struggled, it was another consistent week for My Big Fat Greek Wedding, which finished in third place, earning an estimated $10.3 million in its 23rd week of release.
Signs, the alien-invasion film starring Mel Gibson, also continued to draw audiences, earning $3.5 million for an eight-week total of $218 million.
While September is traditionally a slow month, this weekend's $70 million overall box office was up substantially from the same weekend last year when Mariah Carey’s Glitter debuted and audiences largely stayed home.
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