Leftovers appetizing after holiday

December 29, 2006 Because the only new films bowing this week are in limited release, Hollywood is counting on its existing theatrical fare to satisfy the appetites of moviegoers hoping to get in one last film before the end of the holiday season. Last weekend's top two movies, 20th Century Fox's "Night at the Museum" and Sony Pictures' "The Pursuit of Happyness," are likely to hold on to their respective first- and second-place rankings. [...] though no one is exactly applauding the Weinstein Co. remake of "Black Christmas," the R-rated slasher film distributed by MGM grossed $3.3 million on Christmas Day and, as the only horror movie in contention, could do well as it adds 244 theaters for its first full weekend.

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