Weekend box office
The tally for “I, Robot” came in a tad under initial projections but not enough to deny Will Smith a new personal best for opening weekend box office. The 20th Century Fox film took in $52.18 million, slightly lower than Sunday’s reported estimate of $52.3 million, but Smith’s previous high mark was the $52.15 million for the July 3-5, 2003, debut of “Men in Black II” -- a difference of roughly $30,000 that’s almost too close to call.
Fox’s “DodgeBall: A True Underdog Story,” meanwhile, became the ninth movie of the year to surpass $100 million at the box office.
*--* Movie 3-day Total Venues Average Weeks (Studio) Gross (Millions) Per Venue 1 I, Robot (Fox) $52.2 $52.2 3,420 $15,257 1
2 Spider-Man 2 (Sony) $24.8 $302.3 4,058 $6,105 3
3 Anchorman: The Legend $13.8 $56.9 3,104 $4,462 2 of Ron Burgundy (DreamWorks)
4 A Cinderella Story $13.6 $13.6 2,625 $5,190 1 (Warner Bros.)
5 Fahrenheit 9/11 (Lions $7.18 $94.0 2,004 $3,581 4 Gate)
6 King Arthur (Buena $7.16 $38.1 3,086 $2,321 2 Vista)
7 The Notebook (New Line) $5.7 $53.9 2,089 $2,705 4
8 DodgeBall: A True $3.8 $105.2 1,945 $1,961 5 Underdog Story (Fox)
9 White Chicks (Sony) $3.4 $63.5 1,730 $1,986 4
10 Shrek 2 (DreamWorks) $3.2 $425.0 1,857 $1,740 9
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Source: Nielsen EDI
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