Here are the figures for the past weekend, arranged from those that owe the highest percentage of their take to the Canadian box office to those that owe the lowest.
The Queen — CDN $1,858,477 — N.AM $9,986,970 — 18.6%
Marie Antoinette — CDN $1,810,334 — N.AM $12,946,803 — 14.0%
The Prestige — CDN $4,350,322 — N.AM $39,135,541 — 11.1%
The Departed — CDN $10,092,376 — N.AM $102,004,054 — 9.9%
Open Season — CDN $7,854,410 — N.AM $81,254,598 — 9.7%
Man of the Year — CDN $3,088,813 — N.AM $33,848,800 — 9.1%
Borat: Cultural Learnings of America for Make Benefit Glorious Nation of Kazakhstan — CDN $2,354,418 — N.AM $26,455,463 — 8.9%
Saw III — CDN $4,969,261 — N.AM $59,382,706 — 8.4%
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause — CDN $1,241,840 — N.AM $19,504,038 — 6.4%
Flushed Away — CDN $1,089,535 — N.AM $18,814,323 — 5.8%
A couple of discrepancies: Based on its first two weeks, the Canadian figure for Open Season may or may not include its IMAX screenings. Marie Antoinette was #10 on the Canadian chart (it was #12 in North America as a whole), while Flags of Our Fathers was #7 on the North American chart.
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