Weekend box office
Sales in the U.S. and Canada, Nov. 16-18:
Movie (studio): 1. Beowulf (Paramount)
3-day gross (millions): $27.5
Total (millions): $27.5
Venues: 3,153
Average per venue: $8,727
Weeks: 1
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Movie (studio): 2. Bee Movie (DreamWorks Animation/ Paramount)
3-day gross (millions): $14.0
Total (millions): $93.6
Venues: 3,984
Average per venue: $3,516
Weeks: 3
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Movie (studio): 3. American Gangster (Universal)
3-day gross (millions): $12.9
Total (millions): $100.7
Venues: 3,110
Average per venue: $4,140
Weeks: 3
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Movie (studio): 4. Fred Claus (Warner Bros.)
3-day gross (millions): $11.9
Total (millions): $35.7
Venues: 3,603
Average per venue: $3,307
Weeks: 2
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Movie (studio): 5. Mr. Magorium’s Wonder Emporium (20th Century Fox)
3-day gross (millions): $9.6
Total (millions): $9.6
Venues: 3,164
Average per venue: $3,044
Weeks: 1
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Movie (studio): 6. Dan in Real Life (Disney)
3-day gross (millions): $4.3
Total (millions): $36.9
Venues: 1,901
Average per venue: $2,285
Weeks: 4
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Movie (studio): 7. No Country for Old Men (Miramax)
3-day gross (millions): $3.1
Total (millions): $4.9
Venues: 148
Average per venue: $20,782
Weeks: 2
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Movie (studio): 8. Lions for Lambs (United Artists/ MGM)
3-day gross (millions): $2.9
Total (millions): $11.6
Venues: 2,216
Average per venue: $1,307
Weeks: 2
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Movie (studio): 9. Saw IV (Lionsgate)
3-day gross (millions): $2.2
Total (millions): $61.8
Venues: 2,097
Average per venue: $1,072
Weeks: 4
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Movie (studio): 10. Love in the Time of Cholera (New Line)
3-day gross (millions): $1.9
Total (millions): $1.9
Venues: 852
Average per venue: $2,259
Weeks: 1
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Industry totals
3-day gross (in millions): $103.7
Change from 2006: -27.3%
Year-to-date gross (in billions): $8.31
Change from 2006: +4.9%
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Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue.
Source: Media by Numbers
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Los Angeles Times