Tropic Thunder earned $16.1 million dollars at the box office this weekend ($65 million total), taking the top spot for the second week in a row.  It narrowly beat out The House Bunny ($15.1 million), though it should probably be pointed out that The House Bunny cost about $25 million to make and Tropic Thunder cost an estimated $160 million.

In Schadenfreude news, The Longshots, Fred Durst’s football fartwarmer debuted at number 8 with $4.3 million, and The Rocker, Rainn Wilson’s retarded slapstick orgy, didn’t even break the top ten, earning $2.8 million for number 12.  I blame the sneeze (51 second mark).  A sneeze that fake shouldn’t even make the final cut. They not only kept it, but put it in the trailer. That makes a strong statement, and that statement is "we’re not trying very hard."

Meanwhile, Death Race opened at number 3, earning $12.3 million dollars and a slew of rave reviews:

"It is an assault on all the senses, including common." -Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
"Even more painful than actually participating in a death race." -Matt Pais, Chicago Tribune
"Paul W.S. Anderson makes one kind of movie: the shitty kind." -Walter Chaw, Film Freak Central

Upon hearing the reviews, Jason Statham scowled and continued to do pull-ups.   

1. "Tropic Thunder," $16.1 million.
2. "The House Bunny," $15.1 million.
3. "Death Race," $12.3 million.
4. "The Dark Knight," $10.3 million.
5. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," $5.7 million.
6. "Pineapple Express," $5.6 million.
7. "Mirrors," $4.9 million.
8. "The Longshots," $4.304 million.
9. "Mamma Mia!" $4.303 million.
10. "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," $4.1 million.