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.
Quantum of Solace — CDN $20,940,000 — N.AM $161,200,412 — 13.0%
Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa — CDN $15,810,000 — N.AM $172,392,069 — 9.2%
Twilight — CDN $14,380,000 — N.AM $158,423,218 — 9.1%
Australia — CDN $3,350,000 — N.AM $41,796,525 — 8.0%
Four Christmases — CDN $7,180,000 — N.AM $100,110,827 — 7.2%
The Day the Earth Stood Still — CDN $3,420,000 — N.AM $48,366,989 — 7.1%
Bolt — CDN $6,450,000 — N.AM $94,900,059 — 6.8%
Seven Pounds — CDN $994,645 — N.AM $14,851,136 — 6.7%
Yes Man — CDN $1,220,000 — N.AM $18,262,471 — 6.7%
The Tale of Despereaux — CDN $587,038 — N.AM $10,103,675 — 5.8%
A couple of discrepancies: Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa was #10 on the Canadian chart (it was #12 in North America as a whole), while Slumdog Millionaire was #8 on the North American chart (it was #11 in Canada).
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