`Museum' Stays on Top With $48.2 Million
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 6:27 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" remained the top attraction at theaters over the New Year's holiday, pulling in $48.2 million during the four-day weekend.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "Night at the Museum," Fox, $48,231,531, 3,768 locations, $12,800 average, $127,286,780, two weeks.
2. "The Pursuit of Happyness," Sony, $25,461,188, 2,870 locations, $8,871 average, $104,510,417, three weeks.
3. "Dreamgirls," Paramount, $18,384,211, 852 locations, $21,578 average, $41,348,556, three weeks.
4. "Charlotte's Web," Paramount, $14,942,318, 3,745 locations, $3,990 average, $55,800,135, three weeks.
5. "The Good Shepherd," Universal, $14,239,635, 2,218 locations, $6,420 average, $38,305,620, two weeks.
6. "Rocky Balboa," MGM, $13,779,192, 3,019 locations, $4,564 average, $51,147,366, two weeks.
7. "Eragon," Fox, $10,843,779, 2,985 locations, $3,633 average, $59,057,628, three weeks.
8. "We Are Marshall," Warner Bros., $10,433,431, 2,606 locations, $4,004 average, $27,471,812, two weeks.
9. "Happy Feet," Warner Bros., $10,008,451, 2,565 locations, $3,902 average, $178,325,897, seven weeks.
10. "The Holiday," Sony, $8,837,796, 2,698 locations, $3,276 average, $52,148,595, four weeks.
11. "Blood Diamond," Warner Bros., $6,764,435, 1,920 locations, $3,523 average, $37,595,098, four weeks.
12. "Casino Royale," Sony, $6,014,342, 1,543 locations, $3,898 average, $154,944,794, seven weeks.
13. "Black Christmas," MGM, $4,936,744, 1,544 locations, $3,197 average, $12,131,298, two weeks.
14. "Apocalypto," Disney, $4,625,899, 2,023 locations, $2,287 average, $44,015,337, four weeks.
15. "The Nativity Story," New Line, $1,956,785, 1,824 locations, $1,073 average, $36,726,539, five weeks.
16. "Unaccompanied Minors," Warner Bros., $1,281,456, 1,021 locations, $1,255 average, $15,308,319, four weeks.
17. "The Queen," Miramax, $1,217,463, 302 locations, $4,031 average, $28,480,009, 14 weeks.
18. "Deja Vu," Disney, $1,053,984, 655 locations, $1,609 average, $61,851,185, six weeks.
19. "Volver," Sony Pictures Classics, $829,774, 117 locations, $7,092 average, $4,962,928, nine weeks.
20. "Pan's Labyrinth," Picturehouse, $779,427, 17 locations, $45,849 average, $779,427, one week.
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.
Tuesday, January 2, 2007 6:27 PM EST
The Associated Press
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Ben Stiller's "Night at the Museum" remained the top attraction at theaters over the New Year's holiday, pulling in $48.2 million during the four-day weekend.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "Night at the Museum," Fox, $48,231,531, 3,768 locations, $12,800 average, $127,286,780, two weeks.
2. "The Pursuit of Happyness," Sony, $25,461,188, 2,870 locations, $8,871 average, $104,510,417, three weeks.
3. "Dreamgirls," Paramount, $18,384,211, 852 locations, $21,578 average, $41,348,556, three weeks.
4. "Charlotte's Web," Paramount, $14,942,318, 3,745 locations, $3,990 average, $55,800,135, three weeks.
5. "The Good Shepherd," Universal, $14,239,635, 2,218 locations, $6,420 average, $38,305,620, two weeks.
6. "Rocky Balboa," MGM, $13,779,192, 3,019 locations, $4,564 average, $51,147,366, two weeks.
7. "Eragon," Fox, $10,843,779, 2,985 locations, $3,633 average, $59,057,628, three weeks.
8. "We Are Marshall," Warner Bros., $10,433,431, 2,606 locations, $4,004 average, $27,471,812, two weeks.
9. "Happy Feet," Warner Bros., $10,008,451, 2,565 locations, $3,902 average, $178,325,897, seven weeks.
10. "The Holiday," Sony, $8,837,796, 2,698 locations, $3,276 average, $52,148,595, four weeks.
11. "Blood Diamond," Warner Bros., $6,764,435, 1,920 locations, $3,523 average, $37,595,098, four weeks.
12. "Casino Royale," Sony, $6,014,342, 1,543 locations, $3,898 average, $154,944,794, seven weeks.
13. "Black Christmas," MGM, $4,936,744, 1,544 locations, $3,197 average, $12,131,298, two weeks.
14. "Apocalypto," Disney, $4,625,899, 2,023 locations, $2,287 average, $44,015,337, four weeks.
15. "The Nativity Story," New Line, $1,956,785, 1,824 locations, $1,073 average, $36,726,539, five weeks.
16. "Unaccompanied Minors," Warner Bros., $1,281,456, 1,021 locations, $1,255 average, $15,308,319, four weeks.
17. "The Queen," Miramax, $1,217,463, 302 locations, $4,031 average, $28,480,009, 14 weeks.
18. "Deja Vu," Disney, $1,053,984, 655 locations, $1,609 average, $61,851,185, six weeks.
19. "Volver," Sony Pictures Classics, $829,774, 117 locations, $7,092 average, $4,962,928, nine weeks.
20. "Pan's Labyrinth," Picturehouse, $779,427, 17 locations, $45,849 average, $779,427, one week.
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Universal Pictures and Focus Features are owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.
