Weekend box office

Among films opening in just a few theaters, Stephen Chow’s “Kung Fu Hustle” (in Mandarin, with subtitles) posted an impressive per venue average of $38,460 in seven locations in New York and L.A. Sony Pictures Classics will expand the action-packed spoof of martial arts-themed films to more than 2,000 theaters nationwide April 22.

Source: Exhibitor Relations Inc.

*--* Movie 3-Day Total Venues Avg. Weeks (Studio) Gross (Millions) Per (Millions) Venue 1 Sahara (Paramount) $18.1 $18.1 3,154 $5,729 1

2 Sin City $14.2 $50.8 3,230 $4,382 2 (Miramax/Dimension)

3 Fever Pitch (Fox) $12.4 $12.4 3,267 $3,796 1

4 Guess Who (Sony) $7.0 $51.0 3,064 $2,291 3

5 Beauty Shop (MGM) $6.8 $26.1 2,659 $2,561 2

6 Robots (Fox) $4.7 $111.0 2,713 $1,715 5

7 Miss Congeniality 2 $4.2 $37.5 3,011 $1,390 3 (Warner Bros.)

8 The Pacifier (Buena $3.1 $100.6 2,375 $1,312 6 Vista)

9 The Ring Two $2.9 $72.3 2,407 $1,191 4 (DreamWorks)

10 The Upside of Anger $2.5 $12.3 1,151 $2,172 5 (New Line)

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