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 $8,050,000 — N.AM $58,869,000 — 13.7%
P.S. I Love You — CDN $2,140,000 — N.AM $23,398,000 — 9.1%
Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street — CDN $2,110,000 — N.AM $26,719,000 — 7.9%
The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep — CDN $1,210,000 — N.AM $16,821,000 — 7.2%
Charlie Wilson’s War — CDN $2,470,000 — N.AM $34,506,000 — 7.2%
Aliens Vs. Predator: Requiem — CDN $1,920,000 — N.AM $26,880,000 — 7.1%
I Am Legend — CDN $13,680,000 — N.AM $194,575,000 — 7.0%
Juno — CDN $1,420,000 — N.AM $25,681,000 — 5.5%
National Treasure: Book of Secrets — CDN $6,480,000 — N.AM $124,035,000 — 5.2%
Alvin and the Chipmunks — CDN $6,280,000 — N.AM $142,375,000 — 4.4%
A couple of discrepancies: The Golden Compass was #5 on the Canadian chart (it was #12 in North America as a whole), while Enchanted was #10 on the North American chart.
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