Weekend box-office results

Monday's final results showed that the Wachowski brothers' "Speed Racer" actually finished the weekend No. 3.

May 13, 2008

What happens on Sunday can change by Monday. Warner Bros.' "Speed Racer" had been widely reported as No. 2 for the weekend based on Sunday's studio estimates, including projections for that day, but Monday's final results showed that the Wachowski brothers' movie actually finished the weekend No. 3 behind "Iron Man" and the romantic comedy "What Happens in Vegas." Final results also showed that David Mamet's cerebral thriller "Redbelt" missed the top 10 by a mere $551. Sales in the U.S. and Canada, May 9-11:
	Movie (studio)	3-day gross (millions)	Total (millions)	Venues	Average per venue	Weeks

1	Iron Man (Paramount)	$51.2	$177.8	4,111	$12,452	2

2	What Happens in Vegas (20th Century Fox)	20.2	20.2	3,215	6,274	1

3	Speed Racer (Warner Bros.)	18.6	18.6	3,606	5,147	1

4	Made of Honor (Sony)	8.1	26.8	2,734	2,969	2

5	Baby Mama (Universal)	6.2	40.8	2,627	2,370	3

6	Forgetting Sarah Marshall (Universal)	3.8	50.8	2,376	1,615	4

7	Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay (Warner Bros.)	3.1	30.7	2,264	1,372	3

8	The Forbidden Kingdom (Lionsgate/ Weinstein)	2.2	48.5	1,724	1,258	4

9	Nim's Island (20th Century Fox)	1.5	44.4	1,601	914	6

10	Prom Night (Sony)	1.0	42.8	1,465	691	5

Industry totals

Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue.

Source: Media by Numbers

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