AP News, March 20th, 2007
The odds may have been against the real-life Spartans, but their big-screen counterparts in "300" had no trouble conquering the box office for a second week with ticket sales of $33 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:
1. "300," Warner Bros., $32,877,328, 3,270 locations, $10,054 average, $129,165,656, two weeks.
2. "Wild Hogs," Disney, $19,058,871, 3,360 locations, $5,672 average, $104,226,868, three weeks.
3. "Premonition," Sony, $17,558,689, 2,831 locations, $6,202 average, $17,558,689, one week.
4. "Dead Silence," Universal, $7,842,725, 1,805 locations, $4,345 average, $7,842,725, one week.
5. "I Think I Love My Wife," Fox Searchlight, $5,674,802, 1,776 locations, $3,195 average, $5,674,802, one week.
6. "Bridge to Terabithia," Disney, $5,192,153, 3,091 locations, $1,680 average, $74,967,513, five weeks.
7. "Ghost Rider," Sony, $4,176,658, 2,824 locations, $1,479 average, $110,378,574, five weeks.
8. "Zodiac," Paramount, $3,287,560, 2,362 locations, $1,392 average, $29,137,557, three weeks.
9. "Norbit," Paramount, $2,766,593, 2,016 locations, $1,372 average, $92,438,806, six weeks.
10. "Music & Lyrics," Warner Bros., $2,272,317, 1,850 locations, $1,228 average, $47,448,875, five weeks.
11. "The Number 23," New Line, $2,149,452, 2,201 locations, $977 average, $33,917,402, four weeks.
12. "Amazing Grace," Samuel Goldywn/Roadside, $2,111,589, 1,162 locations, $1,817 average, $14,457,029, four weeks.
13. "Breach," Universal, $1,487,705, 1,277 locations, $1,165 average, $31,366,800, five weeks.
14. "Night at the Museum," Fox, $839,927, 610 locations, $1,377 average, $246,092,265, 13 weeks.
15. "The Lives of Others," Sony Pictures Classics, $802,380, 218 locations, $3,681 average, $4,591,077, six weeks.
16. "The Ultimate Gift," Bigger Picture, $801,452, 800 locations, $1,002 average, $2,528,371, two weeks.
17. "The Namesake," Fox Searchlight, $715,026, 41 locations, $17,440 average, $1,076,544, two weeks.
18. "Black Snake Moan," Paramount Vantage, $665,525, 862 locations, $772 average, $8,744,995, three weeks.
19. "Happy Feet," Warner Bros., $616,334, 490 locations, $1,258 average, $196,561,994, 18 weeks.
20. "Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls," Lionsgate, $574,914, 467 locations, $1,231 average, $31,058,283, five weeks.
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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.; IDP is Independent Distribution Partners, a subsidiary of Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions.
