'Blades' vanquishes 'Grindhouse' at boxoffice

April 09, 2007 Moviegoers stuck with the familiar during the Easter holiday weekend: "Blades of Glory" and "Meet the Robinsons," the previous weekend's top two, once more rose to the top at the North American boxoffice, while Ice Cube's comedy sequel "Are We Done Yet?" received the warmest reception of the weekend's newcomers. The exercise in low-rent, '70s nostalgia from directors Robert Rodriguez and Quentin Tarantino had been expected by many to dominate the frame, but the Weinstein Co.'s Dimension Films release opened at a tepid No. 4, attracting just $11.6 million. Rounding out the new releases, the horror pic "The Reaping" took fifth place with $10.1 million, while 20th Century Fox's family movie "Firehouse Dog" snuck into 10th place with just $4 million.

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