So, Rush Hour 3 managed to grab the number one position this weekend, with about $49 million. Is that good or bad? Well, it’s kind of so-so.

The last Rush Hour 2 opened to a significantly bigger $67 million six years ago. Considering that movie’s nowadays tend to make even more of their total gross in the first weekend, this means that Rush Hour 3 will end up earning a lot less than it’s predecessor. However, it should still earn enough money to put it into the black. The good news is that we will probably not be seeing a Rush Hour 4.

Stardust opened ok, considering the very low expectations. The movie is supposedly good, but the marketing department never really figured out how to sell it. Perhaps the film will generate enough good word of mouth to carry it to a decent total, but I’m guessing it’s best chance of financial success really is a good showing on international markets and on the DVD.

Daddy Day Camp and Skinwalkers bombed. Hard. Which is probably a good thing.

Most holdovers had decent drops. Bourne Ultimatum lost half of it’s opening weekend business, which is now considered a good result. Hairspray surprised with a small 30% drop, showing that it still has some life in it. The Simpsons had another drop above 50%, but that doesn’t matter because the movie already earned more than it was expected and it’s cleaning up internationally. All of the other movies in the top ten had drops in the low or middle forties, which has become very normal.

And that’s it. Rush Hour 3 marks the last threequel and the last really high profile opening of the summer. It has been a good movie summer financially, even if the quality of the movies sometimes left something to be desired. Let’s hope next summer’s movies are equally successful in the box office but deliver more in the quality department.