Box Office: 'Lakeview Terrace' a Valuable Property?

After a comatose weekend that saw the Bangkok Dangerous lead the pack with a whopping $7.8 million, the box office rebounded nicely with the first flock of fall arrivals, including Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, The Coen Brothers' Burn After Reading, and Jon Avnet's Righteous Kill. Here are the final figures:

1. Burn After Reading: $19.1 million
2. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys: $17.3 million
3. Righteous Kill: $16.2 million
4. The Women: $10.1 million
5. Tropic Thunder: $4.1 million

If you thought last weekend was a bit of a crapshoot, this weekend's not any easier, with three mid-major genre movies -- plus one animated one -- competing for whatever income you haven't lost in the stock market.

Lakeview Terrace
What It's About: Outraged that his new neighbors a) are an interracial couple, and b) didn't ask permission to plant those trees, an LAPD cop (Samuel L. Jackson) makes their lives hell. It's Jungle Fever meets Unlawful Entry.
Why It Might Do Well: Who hasn't had a god-awful neighbor before? Plus, Jackson is so much more fun to watch playing the rogue.
Why It Might Not Do Well: With so many god-awful neighbors in the world, people may be scarred. And with a PG-13 rating, Jackson may only be allowed a single "mutha f***a."
Number of Theaters: 2,400
Prediction: $17 million

Ghost Town
What It's About: After dying during surgery for seven minutes almost seven minutes, a curmudgeonly dentist (Ricky Gervais) is able to see dead people.
Why It Might Do Well: The film has gotten surprisingly strong reviews, with Variety even boldly declaring it "a Topper for our times."
Why It Might Not Do Well: It hasn't been tracking well. Take the six people I invited to attend the press screening with me: five said it looked "lame," and the sixth said she'd rather watch Gossip Girl.
Number of Theaters: 1,400
Prediction: $5 million

My Best Friend's Girl
What It's About: Jason Biggs asks BFF Dane Cook to take out the girl of his dreams (Kate Hudson) to make her forget about an ex. Cook does everything in his debatably hilarious power not to screw him over.
Why It Might Do Well: Kate Hudson has scored big with rom-coms (How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days), and there are legions of folks who love Dane Cook.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Kate Hudson has flunked big-time with rom coms (Fool's Gold), and there are legions of folks who hate Dane Cook.
Number of Theaters: 2,500+
Prediction: $12 million

Igor
What It's About: An evil scientist's hunchbacked assistant named Igor (voiced by John Cusack) has big, big dreams.
Why It Might Do Well: Hunchbacks are all the rage right now among the 10 and under set.
Why It Might Not Do Well: That last comment was totally sarcastic. Hunchbacks are scary.
Number of Theaters: 2,300
Prediction: $6 million

So, here are my picks:

1. Lakeview Terrace
2. Burn After Reading
3. My Best Friend's Girl
4. Righteous Kill
5. Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys

And here are the stats from last week. Congrats to Max and Gregory Rubentein, who both aced it with perfect scores. Go on with your bad selves!

Max: 16
Gregory Rubenstein: 16
Bradford Oman: 13
LostinaFog: 12
VP: 11
Sam: 11
AJ Wiley: 11
Romel: 11
Matt Bradshaw: 9
Hitesh: 9
Liz: 8
NP: 8
Ray: 8
I Eat Robots: 7
Adam P: 7
Alex Farquharson: 6
Jibril: 4
Vega: 4
DarkAgair: 3


Join in on the fun. Post your predictions for the top five movies in the comments section below before 5:00 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday. One point for every top-five movie correctly named, two points for every correct placement, and one extra point for the top movie.