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.
Twilight — CDN $15,380,000 — N.AM $167,325,198 — 9.2%
Yes Man — CDN $3,690,000 — N.AM $49,798,560 — 7.4%
Seven Pounds — CDN $2,810,000 — N.AM $38,762,647 — 7.2%
The Curious Case of Benjamin Button — CDN $2,780,000 — N.AM $38,725,647 — 7.2%
The Day the Earth Stood Still — CDN $4,490,000 — N.AM $63,480,184 — 7.1%
The Tale of Despereaux — CDN $1,840,000 — N.AM $27,448,085 — 6.7%
Valkyrie — CDN $1,850,000 — N.AM $29,520,979 — 6.3%
The Spirit — CDN $637,413 — N.AM $10,305,501 — 6.2%
Bedtime Stories — CDN $2,260,000 — N.AM $38,029,113 — 5.9%
Marley & Me — CDN $2,540,000 — N.AM $50,738,566 — 5.0%
A couple of discrepancies: Twilight was #8 on the Canadian chart (it was #12 in North America as a whole), while Doubt was #10 on the North American chart (it was #13 in Canada).
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