According to ComingSoon.net, Kevin Costner’s political comedy Swing Vote failed to find Costner’s regular audience, opening in sixth place with an estimated $6.3 million in 2,213 theatres, an average of just $2,847 per location. It is Costner’s weakest opening since The Postman over ten years ago. (Costner’s romantic comedy Rumor Has It with Jennifer Aniston opened on Christmas Sunday, giving it a single day opening weekend.)

1) The Dark Knight – $43,800,000
2) The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor – $42,450,000
3) Step Brothers – $16,300,000
4) Mamma Mia! – $13,121,000
5) Journey to the Center of the Earth – $6,875,000
6) Swing Vote – $6,300,000