By the numbers

Industry total

*--* Movie (studio) 4-day Total (millions) Venues Aver Weeks gross age (millions per ) venu e

1 Stomp the Yard (Sony) $25.9 $25.9 2,051 $12, 1 616

2 Night at the Museum (20th 21.8 190.5 3,612 6,049 4 Century Fox)

3 The Pursuit of Happyness 10.7 138.1 3,169 3,378 5 (Sony)

4 Dreamgirls (Paramount) 10.3 67.1 1,907 5,380 5

5 Freedom Writers 8.8 20.2 2,179 4,061 2 (Paramount)

6 Children of Men 7.4 22.4 1,508 4,940 4 (Universal)

7 Alpha Dog (Universal) 7.4 7.4 1,289 5,750 1

8 Primeval (Disney) 6.8 6.8 2,444 2,779 1

9 Arthur and the Invisibles 5.7 5.7 2,247 2,538 1 (MGM)

10 Charlotte’s Web 5.3 73.7 2,513 2,128 5 (Paramount)

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*--* 4-day gross Change Year-to-date gross Change (in millions) from 2006 (in billions) from 2006 $155.7 +1.1% $0.45 +5.4%

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*--* Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue. Source: Media by Numbers Los Angeles Times

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