It seems like Snakes On A Plane didnt do so well at the US box office according to Dark Horizons website:
"Whilst Hollywood's 'tracking' figures have been off much of this Summer, their predictions of a soft opening for the much hyped "Snakes on a Plane" proved more correct than even they surmised. The Sam Jackson starrer generated just $13.9 million at the box-office this weekend, coming in second behind a three week old Will Ferrell comedy.
Maybe it was the hype which bloomed too early, maybe it was the late August opening which guarantees a weak start, and maybe the recent terror scare and Draconian security measures that came along with it turned people off movies involving planes. Whatever the case, the finger pointing and attempts at justification will now begin in blogs and editorials everywhere.
After all, for your average $30 million action thriller it's a disappointing opening. For one so talked about though, it's a crushing blow. The online hype was far more intense than most films of this calibre, and the actual concept has become a part of the cultural vernacular, yet traditional forms of the film's publicity (posters, trailers) were all low-key and disappointing which probably contributed a lot. Expect the film to quickly vanish from theatres but earn a nice dividend for New Line in the video/DVD market.
The 'Snakes' did a tad better than Justin Long comedy "Accepted" which had a more average $10 million opening. The collegiate comedy was hurt by a last minute delay of one week in its release, lack of star power, and rather run-of-the-mill concept. It performed better than Hilary & Hayley Duff snoozer "Material Girls" whose $4.6 million opening failed to reach even the low expectations of the studio."