Weekend box office

Record snow in the Northeast played havoc with box-office prognosticators as “The Pink Panther” came in nearly $1.5 million less than Sony projected Sunday. All but two of the top 10 movies -- “Underworld: Evolution” and “Big Momma’s House 2” -- came in lower than predicted. New Line’s “Final Destination 3” and Sony’s “When a Stranger Calls” were each off by the second largest amount, roughly $900,000, and others missed by tallies ranging from about $100,000 to $600,000. Sony’s “Underworld” and Fox’s “Big Momma” each brought in about $100,000 more than expected, and “Underworld” rose a notch from its Sunday position to No. 9 on Monday, with “Hoodwinked” slipping to No. 10.

Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

*--* MOVIE 3-DAY TOTAL VENUES AVGE WEEKS (STUDIO) GROSS (MILLIONS) PER (MILLIONS) VENUE

1. The Pink Panther $20.2 $20.2 3,477 $5,815 1 (Sony)

2. Final $19.2 $19.2 2,880 $6,657 1 Destination 3 (New Line)

3. Curious George $14.7 $14.7 2,566 $5,730 1 (Universal)

4. Firewall $13.6 $13.6 2,840 $4,801 1 (Warner Bros.)

5. When a $9.1 $34.0 3,004 $3,033 2 Stranger Calls (Sony)

6. Big Momma’s $6.9 $54.9 2,733 $2,536 3 House 2 (Fox)

7. Nanny McPhee $4.9 $33.0 2,148 $2,300 3 (Universal)

8. Brokeback $4.0 $66.5 1,966 $2,047 10 Mountain (Focus)

9. Underworld: $2.6 $57.4 1,835 $1,422 4 Evolution (Sony)

10. Hoodwinked $2.4 $47.3 2,085 $1,154 5 (Weinstein)

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Los Angeles Times