'Stomp,' Oscar hopefuls rule boxoffice

January 22, 2007 Since "The Hitcher," the weekend's one new wide release, couldn't convince enough moviegoers to climb aboard, "Stomp the Yard" and "Night at the Museum," the previous weekend's top grossers, maintained their positions at the North American boxoffice. Released by Focus Features' Rogue genre label, "Hitcher," director Dave Meyers' remake of the 1986 road kill movie, grossed an estimated $8.2 million to park itself in fourth place in the rankings. The lack of fresh competition allowed Sony Pictures' "Stomp" to dance away with the top spot for the second weekend in a row as it picked up an estimated $13.3 million.

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