Clooney film at No.3

George Clooney’s box-office woes deepened last Monday when the final weekend sales figures showed that his new comedy, Leatherheads, opened at No. 3. Going into the weekend, the period football farce had been expected to best the competition in North American theatres with ticket sales in the mid-teen millions. Instead, the film tallied $12.68 million during its first three days of release, Universal Pictures said.

A day earlier, the studio estimated the movie would gross $13.5 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, behind reigning box-office champ 21 and ahead of Nim’s Island. Some rival studios considered the initial Leatherheads estimate too high.

According to a website, only 36 per cent of top critics liked the film. 21, a gambling drama released by Sony Corp’s Columbia Pictures, earned $15.34 million during the weekend, about $240,000 more than was estimated. Jodie Foster family adventure Nim’s Island swapped places with Leatherheads, with $13.21 million, about $90,000 less than last Sunday’s estimate. It was released by Twentieth Century Fox, a unit of News Corp.

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