"Doom," the film adapted from the sci-fi video game, debuted as the top movie with a modest $15.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story," a horse racing family film starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, opened in second place with about $9.3 million.

Drama "North Country" starring Charlize Theron, based on the real-life story of a woman who led a sexual-discrimination lawsuit against male co-workers at a mining company, premiered a weak fifth spot with about $6.5 million.
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Doom Storyline: The action takes place at Olduvai Research Station, a remote scientific facility on Mars, where something has gone terribly wrong. All experiments have ceased, and communication has failed. The few messages that do get through are less than comforting. It's Level 5 Quarantine, and the only souls allowed in or out are the Rapid Response Tactical Squad (RRTS)—hardened Marines armed to the teeth with enough firepower to neutralize any enemy... or so they think.

The researchers at this Red Planet station have unwittingly opened a door, and all hell has broken loose. A legion of nightmarish creatures of unknown origin lurks in every corner and stalks the countless rooms and tunnels of the facility, killing what few people remain. A hellish zoo of demons, Imps, Barons and Hell Knights has taken over Olduvai. And they’re not giving it back without a fight.
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Bloody and loaded with gore, "Doom" led a lackluster lineup that continued Hollywood's boxoffice slump, with the top 12 movies taking in $71.3 million, down 27% from the same weekend last year.

However, no need to worry: there's an impressive blockbuster lineup for holidays, with "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," "King Kong," "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe" and "The Producers." 

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