‘Resident Evil’ Slays Box-Office Competition

(andPOP) - Hallowe’en may be more than a month away, but North American audiences clearly had monsters on the mind as they made “Resident Evil: Extinction” the top movie at this weekend’s box office.

Starring Milla Jovovich and R&B singer Ashanti, the third instalment of the zombie-movie franchise took in $24 million over the weekend.

Coming in a distant second was Dane Cook and Jessica Alba’s “Good Luck Chuck,” which earned $13.8 million.

In the number three spot was “The Brave One” starring Jodie Foster, which made $7.4 million in its second weekend in release.

Rounding out the top five were the western “3:10 to Yuma” with $6.1 million, and David Cronenberg’s “Eastern Promises” with $5.7 million. Cronenberg’s movie won the people’s choice awards at this year’s Toronto Film Festival.

Two movies opening in limited release also did extremely well this weekend. The Sean Penn-directed “Into the Wild” earned $207,000 from just four cinemas, while “The Assassination Of Jesse James By The Coward Robert Ford” earned $144,000 from five cinemas.