Beverly Hills Chihuahua rose above a very crowded field of openers to claim the box office crown, according to studio estimates released on Sunday. The movie scored Disney's biggest opening weekend in October with an estimated $29 million. Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist also performed well with a $12 million debut in 2,421 theaters. That's a great return for a movie with a budget reported at $13 million. The other strong performer was Appaloosa, which expanded to 1,045 theaters and pulled in $5.015 million for an impressive 5th place. The rest of the wide openers didn't fare so well, although a couple of limited releases impressed...

An unbelievable number of new films hit screens as the first movie going weekend of October 2008 saw Hollywood continuing to use the "see what sticks" method of releasing films.

The show begins after Tribal as the Fang tribe returns to camp. They all seem to be happy to still be in the game.

A busy week for new releases with more than a dozen site here, but most were just average. The best of this week's selection was the Official Site for Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, which has enough of the basic, extras, and style to stand out.

Eagle Eye opened in sixth place on the international charts $4.51 million on 1124 screens in 13 markets, much of that coming from two markets: Australia and Mexico. In the former it made $1.42 million on 231 screens while in the latter it made just a hair under $900,000 on 350 screens. In both markets the film finished in second place, while it opens in major markets every week till the end of October, while it doesn't end its run till early next year.