With a scorching $27,204 per-theatre-average, Saul Dibb's "The Duchess" found 2008's second highest specialty average (behind arguable inclusion "Kit Kittredge: An American Girl") and gave the competitive fall season a royal beginning. In 7 locations, the Paramount Vantage release grossed $190,426. A slew of other, lower-profile films also found decent numbers, including a Texas screening of Chris Eska's "August Evening," the debut of Stuart Townsend's "Battle in Seattle" and the second weekend...