Weekend box-office sales

Sales in the U.S. and Canada:

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

Source: Media by Numbers

*--* Movie 3-day gross Venues Average Weeks Total (studio) (millions) per venue (millions) 1 Monsters $59.3 4,104 $14,454 1 $59.3 vs. Aliens (Paramount/ DreamWorks) 2 The Haunting in $23.0 2,732 $8,420 1 $23.0 Connecticut (Lionsgate) 3 Knowing (Summit) $14.7 3,337 $4,406 2 $46.2 4 I Love You, Man $12.7 2,717 $4,664 2 $37.1 (Paramount) 5 Duplicity $7.7 2,579 $2,975 2 $25.8 (Universal) 6 Race to Witch $5.8 3,268 $1,775 3 $53.5 Mountain (Disney) 7 12 Rounds (Fox) $5.3 2,331 $2,286 1 $5.3 8 Watchmen $2.7 2,010 $1,359 4 $103.3 (Warner Bros.) 9 Taken (Fox) $2.7 1,961 $1,374 9 $137.1 10 The Last House on $2.6 2,251 $1,175 3 $28.5 the Left (Universal) 11 Sunshine Cleaning $1.3 167 $7,629 3 $2.5 (Overture) 12 Slumdog Millionaire $1.2 840 $1,387 20 $139.3 (Fox Searchlight) *--*

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