What happens on Sunday can change by...

What happens on Sunday can change by Monday. Warner Bros.’ “Speed Racer” had been widely reported as No. 2 for the weekend based on Sunday’s studio estimates, including projections for that day, but Monday’s final results showed that the Wachowski brothers’ movie actually finished the weekend No. 3 behind “Iron Man” and the romantic comedy “What Happens in Vegas.” Final results also showed that David Mamet’s cerebral thriller “Redbelt” missed the top 10 by a mere $551. Sales in the U.S. and Canada, May 9-11:

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Industry totals

*--* Movie 3-day gross Total Venues Average Weeks --- (studio) (millions) (millions) --- per venue -- 1 Iron Man $51.2 $177.8 4,111 $12,452 2 -- (Paramount) -- -- -- -- -- 2 What Happens $20.2 $20.2 3,215 6,274 1 -- in Vegas -- -- -- -- -- -- (20th Century -- -- -- -- -- Fox) 3 Speed Racer $18.6 $18.6 3,606 5,147 1 -- (Warner Bros.) -- -- -- -- -- 4 Made of Honor $8.1 $26.8 2,734 2,969 2 -- (Sony) -- -- -- -- -- 5 Baby Mama $6.2 $40.8 2,627 2,370 3 (Universal) 6 Forgetting $3.8 $50.8 2,376 1,615 4 -- Sarah -- -- -- -- --- -- Marshall -- -- -- -- -- -- (Universal) -- -- -- --- -- 7 Harold & $3.1 $30.7 2,264 1,372 3 -- Kumar -- -- -- -- -- -- Escape From -- -- -- -- -- -- Guantanamo Bay -- -- -- -- -- --- (Warner Bros.) -- -- -- -- -- 8 The Forbidden $2.2 $48.5 1,724 1,258 4 -- Kingdom -- -- --- -- -- -- (Lionsgate/ -- -- --- -- -- -- Weinstein) -- -- --- -- -- 9 Nim’s Island $1.5 $44.4 1,601 914 6 -- (20th Century -- -- -- -- -- Fox) 10 Prom Night $1.0 $42.8 1,465 691 5 --- (Sony) -- -- -- -- -- *--*

*--* 3-day gross Change Year-to-date gross Change (in millions) from 2007 (in billions) from 2007 $124.9 +17.8% $2.93 -2.6% *--*

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

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Source: Media by Numbers

Los Angeles Times