"Invincible" scores touchdown at box office
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The new Mark Wahlberg football  drama "Invincible" lived up to its immodest name at the weekend  box office in North America but overall ticket sales resumed  their decline as the lucrative summer moviegoing period drew to  a close.
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LOS ANGELES  - Reigning champion "Happy Feet" and "Casino Royale" held up remarkably well over the five-day Thanksgiving holiday weekend, taking the top two spots for the second consecutive frame with impressive estimated takes of $51.6 million and $45.1 million, respectively.
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The all-star caper film "Ocean's Thirteen" made off with $37.1 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend to steal the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Though the sports-themed Friday Night Lights failed to dislodge Shark Tale from the top, the critically acclaimed drama grabbed a healthy $20.
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Buena Vista&#39;s National Treasure topped the box office, adding $46 million to its total of $88 million, estimated boxofficemojo.
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Variety - The Walt Disney Co. is in negotiations to acquire spec script "Invincible" for mid-six figures for Disney-based Mayhem Pictures to produce.
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Tom Cruise's hitman thriller Collateral tops the UK box office chart in its opening week with takings of Â£2.2m.
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&quot;Transformers,&quot; the big-budget  movie about alien robots battling on Earth, raked in $67.6  million at box offices over the weekend to land at No. 1 and  bring its seven-day total to a record $152.6 million, according  to studio estimates on Sunday.
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âMeet the Spartans,â a parody starring Sean Maguire and Carmen Electra in yet another retelling of the historic battle against the Persians, barely outslugged Sylvester Stallone in âRamboâ to seize control of the No. 1 ranking at the weekend box office. In their debuts âMeet the Spartans,â distributed by Fox, pulled in an estimated $18.7 million, while âRamboâ (Lionsgate) came away with $18.1 million, the tracking company Media by Numbers reported. The romantic comedy â27 Dressesâ (Fox), with $13.6 million, fell to third place from second last week. The monster movie âCloverfieldâ (Paramount), on a gross of $12.7 million, plunged to fourth place from No. 1 a week ago. Fifth place went to the newcomer âUntraceableâ (Sony), the horror thriller starring Diane Lane as an F.B.I. cyberwizard. It grossed $11.2 million.
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Steve Carell proved not nearly as all-powerful as Jim Carrey. "Evan Almighty," with Carell taking over for Carrey in a follow-up to the comedy smash "Bruce Almighty," debuted a solid No. 1 with $32.1 million, though that was less than half the $68 million opening of its predecessor, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Football drama "Gridiron Gang"   scored a touchdown at the North American box office, while the   thriller "The Black Dahlia" withered, according to studio   estimates released on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - FX has bought exclusive cable rights to the Mark Wahlberg football feature "Invincible," a spokesman for the network said.
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Epic war movie 300 lays claim to a US box office record with an opening weekend take of $70m (Â£36m).
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Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (Â£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend.
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The Incredibles continues to rule the US box office.
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&quot;Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; overwhelmed the international box  office for the second consecutive weekend, making off with an  estimated $105.4 million from 103 markets.
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Over the extended Labor Day holiday, Disney's feel-good football flick   outscored all competition, earning $15.2 million from Friday through   Monday, according to preliminary studio figures.