Weekend box office

Powered by five films grossing in double figures, the weekend box office outperformed the previous weekend by an eye-raising 33.8%, Exhibitor Relations Co. reported Monday. Meanwhile, “Grind” debuted out of the top 10 with $2.5 million for the weekend while the quirky black comedy, “American Splendor,” opened with $159,705 at six theaters for a healthy per-theater average of $26,618.

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

*--* Movie 3-day Total Venues Average Weeks (Studio) Gross (Millions) Per Venue 1 Freddy vs. Jason (New $36.4 $36.4 3,014 $12,086 1 Line) 2 S.W.A.T. (Sony) $18.1 $69.7 3,220 $5,628 2 3 Open Range (Buena $14.0 $14.0 2,075 $6,770 1 Vista) 4 Freaky Friday (Buena $13.4 $58.4 2,979 $4,509 2 Vista) 5 Uptown Girls (MGM) $11.3 $11.3 2,495 $4,520 1 6 Pirates of the $9.2 $248.7 2,710 $3,383 6 Caribbean (Buena Vista) 7 American Wedding $8.4 $80.9 2,985 $2,815 3 (Universal) 8 Seabiscuit (Universal) $8.1 $83.0 2,462 $3,285 4 9 Spy Kids 3-D: Game $5.3 $96.9 3,003 $1,761 4 Over (Dimension) 10 Bad Boys II (Sony) $3.1 $128.9 1,785 $1,761 5

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