‘Swimfan’ Stalks Off With Honors

The teenage stalker-thriller “Swimfan” grossed $11.3 million to debut No. 1, eclipsing “My Big Fat Greek Wedding,” which has now grossed $95.8 million over the past 21 weeks.

“City by the Sea” opened in third place with $8.9 million, followed by “Signs” with $7.9 million and “XXX” with $5.2 million.

Meanwhile, the purchase of one ticket bought admission to two of Sony’s early-summer popular movies: “Spider-Man” and “Men in Black 2.” The marketing gimmick paid off, although not dramatically, as the films’ combined box office for the weekend reached $2.1 million.

Weekend Box Office

*--* Movie (studio) 3-day gross/ Screens/ Avg Wks in release Total (millions) 1.”Swimfan” $11.3 2,856 1 (Fox) $11.3 $3,966 2.”My Big Fat Greek $10.4 1,695 21 Wedding” (IFC Films) $95.8 $6,119 3.”City by the Sea” $8.9 2,575 1 (Warner Bros.) $8.9 $3,470 4.”Signs” $7.9 3,232 6 (Buena Vista) $205.7 $2,429 5.”XXX” $5.2 3,088 5 (Sony) $130.7 $1,686 6.”Spy Kids 2” $3.0 2,821 5 (Dimension) $73.9 $1,071 7.”Austin Powers in $2.7 2,102 7 Goldmember” (New Line) $207.1 $1,295 8.”feardotcom” $2.4 2,550 2 (Warner Bros.) $10.5 $922 9.”Spider-Man”/”Men in $2.1 2,078 1 Black 2” combo (Sony) $2.1 $1,016 10.”Blue Crush” $1.9 2,009 4 (Universal) $37.3 $935 Source: Exhibitor Relations Co

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