Weekend box office

Talk about close. The Weinstein Co., corroborated by several competitors, on Monday proclaimed “Hoodwinked” as the young company’s first No. 1 opening, followed closely by Disney’s “Glory Road.” Come Tuesday morning, however, when actual figures for Monday came in, the Disney college basketball heart-tugger had barely eclipsed the animated retelling of Little Red Riding Hood for the Martin Luther King Jr. Day holiday weekend. Given that what studios refer to as “actuals” are “actually” based on a reliable sampling of about 75% of the nation’s theaters, the movies are effectively too close to call, but the Weinstein Co. conceded its film was about $50,000 behind Disney’s movie.

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 1 Glory Road (Buena Vista)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $16.93

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $16.93

VENUES: 2,222

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $7,618

WEEKS: 1

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 2 Hoodwinked (Weinstein Co.)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $16.88

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $16.88

VENUES: 2,394

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $7,051

WEEKS: 1

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 3 Last Holiday (Paramount)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $15.5

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $15.5

VENUES: 2,514

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $6,169

WEEKS: 1

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 4 The Chronicles of Narnia ... (Buena Vista)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $12.8

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $264.0

VENUES: 3,224

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $3,973

WEEKS: 6

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 5 Hostel (Lionsgate)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $11.4

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $36.6

VENUES: 2,337

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $4,883

WEEKS: 2

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 6 Fun With Dick and Jane (Sony)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $10.3

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $94.2

VENUES: 3,239

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $3,194

WEEKS: 4

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 7 King Kong (Universal)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $9.1

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $204.5

VENUES: 2,814

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $3,220

WEEKS: 5

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 8 Tristan & Isolde (Fox)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $7.6

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $7.6

VENUES: 1,845

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $4,126

WEEKS: 1

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 9 Brokeback Mountain 6 (Focus)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $7.0

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $32.1

VENUES: 683

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $10,310

WEEKS: 6

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MOVIE (STUDIO): 10 Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (Fox)

4-DAY GROSS (MILLIONS): $6.8

TOTAL (MILLIONS): $74.7

VENUES: 2,773

AVERAGE PER VENUE: $2,454

WEEKS: 4

Source: Studios, Exhibitor Relations Co.

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