“Evan Almighty,” the most expensive comedy ever produced with a $175 million budget, opened in first place with a lower-than-expected tally of $32.1 million. That’s the lowest total for a No. 1 opening weekend this summer. The comedy, starring Steve Carell, is based on “Bruce Almighty,” which opened with $68 million in 2003.
The haunted hotel room flick “1408,” based on a Stephen King short story, opened in second with $20.2 million. It stars John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson.
“Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer” saw a 65 percent drop-off in its second weekend, going from first to third with $20.1 million. The superhero sequel has made $97.6 million in 10 days.
| Rank | Title | Gross | Last Week |
| 1 | Evan Almighty | $32,112,000 | - |
| 2 | 1408 | $20,175,000 | - |
| 3 | Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer | $20,150,000 | 1 |
| 4 | Ocean’s Thirteen | $11,345,000 | 2 |
| 5 | Knocked Up | $10,636,000 | 3 |
| 6 | Pirates of the Caribbean: At World’s End | $7,215,000 | 4 |
| 7 | Surf’s Up | $6,700,000 | 5 |
| 8 | Shrek the Third | $5,754,000 | 6 |
| 9 | Nancy Drew | $4,505,000 | 7 |
| 10 | A Mighty Heart | $4,406,000 | - |
