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 Golden Compass — CDN $4,730,000 — N.AM $40,968,000 — 11.5%
Awake — CDN $1,290,000 — N.AM $13,006,000 — 9.9%
Hitman — CDN $3,430,000 — N.AM $38,162,000 — 9.0%
No Country for Old Men — CDN $2,970,000 — N.AM $33,562,000 — 8.8%
Atonement — CDN $247,846 — N.AM $2,964,000 — 8.4%
Enchanted — CDN $6,660,000 — N.AM $92,271,000 — 7.2%
Fred Claus — CDN $4,860,000 — N.AM $68,965,000 — 7.0%
August Rush — CDN $1,850,000 — N.AM $28,065,000 — 6.6%
I Am Legend — CDN $4,100,000 — N.AM $76,535,000 — 5.4%
Alvin and the Chipmunks — CDN $1,440,000 — N.AM $45,000,000 — 3.2%
A couple of discrepancies: Awake and Hitman were #7 and #9 on the Canadian chart, respectively (they were #13 and #15 in North America as a whole), while The Perfect Holiday and This Christmas were #6 and #8 on the North American chart, respectively.
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