'Superbad' helps

Posted August 26, 2007 11:00 pm

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES -- Hollywood notched its first $4 billion summer as teen geeks helped Hollywood end the season in record fashion.

Sony's "Superbad," the comedy about three dorky high-schoolers trying to score booze for a party, was the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend with $18 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie raised its 10-day total to $68.6 million.

"Superbad" was on its way to $100 million, an unusual accomplishment for a movie with no big stars.

"It just goes to show, you make them laugh, and they'll come," said Rory Bruer, head of distribution for Sony, which kicked off Hollywood's big summer with a record-breaking debut weekend of $151.1 million for "Spider-Man 3" in early May. "To start the summer with 'Spider-Man' and end it like this is an absolute blast."

1. "Superbad," $18 million

2. "The Bourne Ultimatum," $12.4 million

3. "Rush Hour 3," $12.3 million

4. "Mr. Bean's Holiday," $10.1 million

5. "War," $10 million

6. "The Nanny Diaries," $7.8 million

7. "The Simpsons Movie," $4.4 million

8. "Stardust," $4 million

9. "Hairspray," $3.5 million

10. "The Invasion," $3.1 million.

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