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Published March 04, 2008 06:44 am - LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell’s basketball comedy scored with some fans at the weekend box office but also left a few empty seats in the bleachers as it pulled down just $15.1 million.
Here are 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:


’Semi-Pro’ scores just $15.1 million at weekend box office


The Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — Will Ferrell’s basketball comedy scored with some fans at the weekend box office but also left a few empty seats in the bleachers as it pulled down just $15.1 million.

Here are 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:

1. “Semi-Pro,” New Line, $15,075,114, 3,121 locations, $4,830 average, $15,075,114, one week.

2. “Vantage Point,” Sony, $12,819,245, 3,150 locations, $4,070 average, $40,823,745, two weeks.

3. “The Spiderwick Chronicles,” Paramount, $8,700,378, 3,654 locations, $2,381 average, $55,028,942, three weeks.

4. “The Other Boleyn Girl,” Sony, $8,203,061, 1,166 locations, $7,035 average, $8,203,061, one week.

5. “Jumper,” Fox, $7,568,462, 3,128 locations, $2,420 average, $66,790,968, three weeks.

6. “Step Up 2 the Streets,” Disney, $5,742,479, 2,528 locations, $2,272 average, $48,621,711, three weeks.

7. “Fool’s Gold,” Warner Bros., $4,418,229, 2,845 locations, $1,553 average, $58,800,790, four weeks.

8. “No Country For Old Men,” Miramax, $4,114,994, 2,037 locations, $2,020 average, $69,680,625, 17 weeks.

9. “Penelope,” Summit Entertainment, $3,802,144, 1,196 locations, $3,179 average, $3,802,144, one week.

10. “Definitely, Maybe,” Universal, $3,382,005, 2,189 locations, $1,545 average, $26,650,585, three weeks.

11. “Juno,” Fox Searchlight, $3,264,570, 1,631 locations, $2,002 average, $135,049,108, 13 weeks.

12. “Welcome Home Roscoe Jenkins,” Universal, $2,646,570, 1,393 locations, $1,900 average, $39,128,395, four weeks.

13. “Be Kind Rewind,” New Line, $2,089,157, 2,579 locations, $810 average, $7,123,561, two weeks.



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