Weekend box office

October 16, 2007

Sales in the U.S. and Canada, Oct. 12-14:

Movie (studio): 1. Tyler Perry's Why Did I Get Married? (Lions Gate)

3-day gross (millions): $21.4

Total (millions): $21.4

Venues: 2,011

Average per venue: $10,618

Weeks: 1

Movie (studio): 2. The Game Plan (Disney)

3-day gross (millions): $11.0

Total (millions): $59.0

Venues: 3,128

Average per venue: $3,529

Weeks: 3

Movie (studio): 3. We Own the Night (Sony)

3-day gross (millions): $10.8

Total (millions): $10.8

Venues: 2,362

Average per venue: $4,584

Weeks: 1

Movie (studio): 4. Michael Clayton (Warner Bros.)

3-day gross (millions): $10.4

Total (millions): $11.5

Venues: 2,511

Average per venue: $4,131

Weeks: 2

Movie (studio): 5. The Heartbreak Kid (DreamWorks/Paramount)

3-day gross (millions): $7.3

Total (millions): $25.9

Venues: 3,233

Average per venue: $2,252

Weeks: 2

Movie (studio): 6. Elizabeth: The Golden Age (Universal)

3-day gross (millions): $6.2

Total (millions): $6.2

Venues: 2,001

Average per venue: $3,075

Weeks: 1

Movie (studio): 7. The Kingdom (Universal)

3-day gross (millions): $4.6

Total (millions): $40.0

Venues: 2,836

Average per venue: $1,625

Weeks: 3

Movie (studio): 8. Across the Universe (Sony)

3-day gross (millions): $3.8

Total (millions): $12.7

Venues: 954

Average per venue: $4,009

Weeks: 5

Movie (studio): 9. Resident Evil: Extinction (Sony)

3-day gross (millions): $2.6

Total (millions): $48.1

Venues: 2,249

Average per venue: $1,177

Weeks: 4

Movie (studio): 10. The Seeker: The Dark Is Rising (20th Century Fox)

3-day gross (millions): $2.2

Total (millions): $7.2

Venues: 3,173

Average per venue: $697

Weeks: 2

Industry totals

3-day gross (in millions): $99.3

Change from 2006: -9.7%

Year-to-date gross (in billions): $7.58

Change from 2006: +6.3%

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

Source: Media by Numbers

Los Angeles Times