AP News, March 6th, 2007
The biker comedy "Wild Hogs" debuted at No. 1 at the weekend box office, cruising into first place with a total take of $39.7 million.
The film stars John Travolta, Martin Lawrence, William H. Macy and Tim Allen as biker buddies who run into trouble while looking for adventure on the open road.
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 are:
1. "Wild Hogs," Disney, $39,699,023, 3,287 locations, $12,078 average, $39,699,023, one week.
2. "Zodiac," Paramount, $13,395,610, 2,362 locations, $5,671 average, $13,395,610, one week.
3. "Ghost Rider," Sony, $11,553,469, 3,608 locations, $3,202 average, $94,810,845, three weeks.
4. "Bridge to Terabithia," Disney, $8,904,512, 3,159 locations, $2,819 average, $58,207,144, three weeks.
5. "The Number 23," New Line, $6,486,304, 2,759 locations, $2,351 average, $24,119,947, two weeks.
6. "Norbit," Paramount, $6,398,696, 2,827 locations, $2,263 average, $82,905,396, four weeks.
7. "Music & Lyrics," Warner Bros., $4,888,337, 2,644 locations, $1,849 average, $38,673,388, three weeks.
8. "Black Snake Moan," Paramount Vantage, $4,143,199, 1,252 locations, $3,309 average, $4,143,199, one week.
9. "Reno 911!: Miami," Fox, $3,942,926, 2,702 locations, $1,459 average, $16,605,822, two weeks.
10. "Breach," Universal, $3,617,670, 1,498 locations, $2,415 average, $25,556,015, three weeks.
11. "Amazing Grace," IDP, $2,826,987, 791 locations, $3,574 average, $8,027,359, two weeks.
12. "Tyler Perry's Daddy's Little Girls," Lionsgate, $2,275,340, 1,146 locations, $1,985 average, $28,421,602, three weeks.
13. "The Astronaut Farmer," Warner Bros., $2,212,155, 2,155 locations, $1,027 average, $7,792,554, two weeks.
14. "Night at the Museum," Fox, $1,455,768, 927 locations, $1,570 average, $243,529,237, 11 weeks.
15. "Because I Said So," Universal, $1,334,505, 1,131 locations, $1,180 average, $40,444,925, five weeks.
16. "Pan's Labyrinth," Picturehouse, $1,194,796, 525 locations, $2,276 average, $34,224,075, 10 weeks.
17. "The Last King of Scotland," Fox Searchlight, $961,122, 517 locations, $1,859 average, $15,295,804, 23 weeks.
18. "The Queen," Miramax, $910,504, 545 locations, $1,671 average, $54,260,831, 23 weeks.
19. "The Lives of Others," Sony Pictures Classics, $781,095, 112 locations, $6,974 average, $2,320,756, four weeks.
20. "The Messengers," Sony Screen Gems, $709,275, 706 locations, $1,005 average, $34,457,349, 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.
