“Kung Fu Panda” won the battle of...

“Kung Fu Panda” won the battle of new comedies, topping the box office for DreamWorks Animation SKG and distributor Paramount Pictures, while “You Don’t Mess With the Zohan” met expectations for Sony Pictures, thanks to consistent draw Adam Sandler. Sales in the U.S. and Canada, June 6-8:

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Industry totals

*--* -- Movie 3-day gross Total Venues Avg/ Weeks --- (studio) (mill.) (mill.) -- venue -- 1 Kung Fu Panda $60.2 $60.2 4,114 $14,642 1 -- (Paramount) -- -- -- -- -- 2 You Don’t Mess $38.5 $38.5 3,462 11,130 1 -- With the Zohan -- -- -- -- -- -- (Sony) -- -- -- -- -- 3 Indiana Jones $22.8 $253.0 4,190 5,440 3 -- and the Kingdom -- -- -- -- -- -- of the Crystal -- -- -- -- -- Skull -- (Paramount) -- -- -- -- -- 4 Sex and $21.2 $99.2 3,325 6,381 2 -- the City -- -- -- -- -- -- (Warner Bros.) -- -- -- -- -- 5 The Strangers $8.9 $37.3 2,477 3,610 2 -- (Universal) -- -- -- -- -- 6 Iron Man $7.5 $288.8 2,931 2,551 6 -- (Paramount) -- -- -- -- -- 7 The Chronicles 5.7 126.0 3,065 1,846 4 -- of Narnia: -- -- -- -- -- -- Prince Caspian -- -- -- -- -- -- (Disney) -- -- -- -- -- 8 What Happens $3.4 $72.3 2,366 1,453 5 -- in Vegas -- -- -- -- -- -- (20th Century -- -- -- -- -- Fox) 9 Baby Mama $0.8 $57.9 922 875 7 (Universal) -- -- -- -- -- 10 Made of $0.8 $44.7 740 1,087 6 -- Honor (Sony) -- -- -- -- -- *--*

*--* 3-day gross Change Year-to-date gross Change (in millions) from 2007 (in billions) from 2007 $174.6 +28.9% $3.81 -1.6% *--*

Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue.

Source: Media by Numbers

Los Angeles Times