Associated Press
May 16, 2005
'Monster-In-Law' Scores Big at Box Office
Jane Fonda's return to the big screen as Jennifer Lopez's villainous prospective mother-in-law took the top box office spot over the weekend.
The comedy "Monster-in-Law" earned $23.1 million in its debut weekend. Another comedic take on familial combat, "Kicking & Screaming," starring Will Ferrell, opened in second place with $20.1 million, while the Jet Li action film "Unleashed" opened in third place with $10.9 million.
The top 20 movies at North American 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 Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. and Nielsen EDI Inc. are:
1. "Monster-In-Law," New Line, $23,105,133, 3,424 locations, $6,748 average, $23,105,133, one week.
2. "Kicking & Screaming," Universal, $20,159,925, 3,455 locations, $5,835 average, $20,159,925, one week.
3. "Unleashed," Focus, $10,900,901, 1,957 locations, $5,570 average, $10,900,901, one week.
4. "Kingdom of Heaven," Fox, $9,625,509, 3,219 locations, $2,990 average, $35,097,419, two weeks.
5. "Crash," Lions Gate, $7,021,391, 1,876 locations, $3,743 average, $19,614,256, two weeks.
6. "House of Wax," Warner Bros., $6,563,440, 3,111 locations, $2,110 average, $21,946,754, two weeks.
7. "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy," Disney, $5,049,938, 2,770 locations, $1,823 average, $43,516,918, three weeks.
8. "The Interpreter," Universal, $4,592,505, 2,602 locations, $1,765 average, $61,161,945, four weeks.
9. "XXX: State of the Union," Sony/Revolution, $2,134,772, 2,387 locations, $894 average, $24,340,577, three weeks.
10. "Mind Hunters," Dimension, $1,911,358, 1,040 locations, $1,838 average, $1,911,358, one week.
11. "Sahara," Paramount, $1,806,454, 1,565 locations, $1,154 average, $64,363,595, six weeks.
12. "The Amityville Horror," MGM, $1,624,161, 1,434 locations, $1,133 average, $63,084,329, five weeks.
13. "A Lot Like Love," Disney, $1,053,981, 1,522 locations, $692 average, $20,824,529, four weeks.
14. "Fever Pitch," Fox, $813,631, 975 locations, $834 average, $40,538,872, six weeks.
15. "Robots," Fox, $622,702, 737 locations, $845 average, $125,614,860, 10 weeks.
16. "Kung Fu Hustle," Sony Pictures Classic, $501,981, 347 locations, $1,447 average, $15,781,313, six weeks.
17. "Enron: the Smartest Guys in the Room," Magnolia, $372,405, 119 locations, $3,129 average, $1,608,707, four weeks.
18. "Guess Who," Sony, $352,758, 545 locations, $647 average, $67,761,238, eight weeks.
19. "Sin City," Dimension, $346,914, 343 locations, $1,011 average, $72,951,893, seven weeks.
20. "The Pacifier," Disney, $327,536, 482 locations, $680 average, $109,965,244, 11 weeks.
© The Associated Press 2005
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