A swashbuckler’s weekend

Box-office results in the U.S. and Canada, May 25-28:

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*--* MOVIE 4-DAY TOTAL VENUES AVG WEEKS (STUDIO) GROSS (MILLS.) PER (MILLS.) VENUE

1 Pirates of the $139.8 $153.0 4,362 $32,050 1 Caribbean: At World’s End (Disney)

2 Shrek the Third 67.0 217.3 4,172 16,062 2 (DreamWorks Animation/ Paramount)

3 Spider-Man 3 (Sony) 18.1 307.8 3,723 4,865 4

4 Bug (Lions Gate) 4.0 4.0 1,661 2,418 1

5 Waitress (Fox 4.0 6.5 510 7,853 4 Searchlight)

6 28 Weeks Later (Fox 3.3 24.4 2,013 1,630 3 Atomic)

7 Disturbia (Paramount) 2.4 74.9 1,632 1,491 7

8 Georgia Rule (Universal) 2.4 16.8 1,904 1,265 3

9 Fracture (New Line) 1.6 37.2 907 1,816 6

10 Wild Hogs (Disney) 1.6 163.4 426 3,725 13

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Industry totals

*--* 4-day gross Change Year-to-date gross Change (in millions) from 2006 (in billions) from 2006 $255.1 +5.5% $3.58 +6.1%

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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