Hannah Montana movie scores big at box office
LOS ANGELES -- The 3-D debut of "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert" brought in more money than any other movie has made during a Super Bowl weekend, with a whopping $31.1 million.
The concert film was supposed to run for one week only, but it was so popular that Disney, the distributor, decided to leave it in theaters until it runs its course.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "Hannah Montana & Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert (3-D)," Disney, $31,117,834, 683 locations, $45,561 average, $31,117,834, one week.
2. "The Eye," Lionsgate, $12,425,776, 2,436 locations, $5,101 average, $12,425,776, one week.
3. "27 Dresses," Fox, $8,529,845, 2,976 locations, $2,866 average, $57,245,093, three weeks.
4. "Meet the Spartans," Fox, $7,336,595, 2,643 locations, $2,776 average, $28,543,340, two weeks.
5. "Rambo," Lionsgate, $7,120,649, 2,751 locations, $2,588 average, $29,918,795, two weeks.
6. "Juno," Fox Searchlight, $7,014,579, 2,475 locations, $2,834 average, $109,828,029, nine weeks.
7. "The Bucket List," Warner Bros., $6,725,460, 2,915 locations, $2,307 average, $67,546,573, seven weeks.
8. "Untraceable," Sony, $5,076,537, 2,368 locations, $2,144 average, $19,127,089, two weeks.
9. "Cloverfield," Paramount, $4,842,031, 3,007 locations, $1,610 average, $71,915,658, three weeks.
10. "There Will Be Blood," Paramount Vantage, $4,654,162, 1,507 locations, $3,088 average, $21,038,955, six weeks.
11. "Over Her Dead Body," New Line, $4,025,115, 1,977 locations, $2,036 average, $4,025,115, one week.
12. "Strange Wilderness," Paramount Classics, $3,001,719, 1,208 locations, $2,485 average, $3,001,719, one week.
13. "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," Disney, $2,963,552, 1,733 locations, $1,710 average, $209,792,593, seven weeks.
14. "Atonement," Focus, $2,939,806, 1,367 locations, $2,151 average, $42,123,146, nine weeks.
15. "Alvin and the Chipmunks," Fox, $2,783,913, 1,958 locations, $1,422 average, $207,623,154, eight weeks.
16. "No Country For Old Men," Miramax, $2,201,984, 1,273 locations, $1,730 average, $55,148,960, 13 weeks.
17. "Mad Money," Overture Films, $1,975,628, 1,665 locations, $1,187 average, $18,527,409, three weeks.
18. "Michael Clayton," Warner Bros., $1,733,342, 1,010 locations, $1,716 average, $44,126,122, 18 weeks.
19. "First Sunday," Sony/Screen Gems, $1,471,998, 1,015 locations, $1,450 average, $36,587,404, four weeks.
20. "How She Move," Paramount Vantage/MTV, $1,471,110, 1,461 locations, $1,007 average, $6,082,832, two weeks.
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