Top movies at the box office
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning March 9, led by the new release "300," according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
Final data will be issued on Monday.
1 (*) 300 .... $ 70.0 million
2 (1) Wild Hogs . ........... $ 28.0 million
3 (4) Bridge to Terabithia .. $ 6.9 million
4=(2) Zodiac . $ 6.8 million
4=(3) Ghost Rider ........... $ 6.8 million
6=(5) The Number 23 ......... $ 4.3 million
6=(6) Norbit . $ 4.3 million
8 (7) Music and Lyrics ...... $ 3.8 million
9(10) Breach . $ 2.6 million
10(11) Amazing Grace ......... $ 2.5 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. (* = new release)
TOTALS TO DATE
Ghost Rider ........... $ 104.1 million
Norbit . $ 88.3 million
Wild Hogs ............. $ 77.4 million
300 .... $ 70.0 million
Bridge to Terabithia .. $ 67.0 million
Music and Lyrics ...... $ 43.8 million
The Number 23 ......... $ 29.3 million
Breach . $ 29.1 million
Zodiac . $ 23.7 million
Amazing Grace ......... $ 11.4 million
"300" and "Music and Lyrics" were released by Warner Bros. Pictures. "The Number 23" was released by New Line Cinema. Both are units of Time Warner Inc.
"Wild Hogs" was released by Touchstone Pictures, and "Bridge to Terabithia" by Walt Disney Pictures. Both are units of Walt Disney Co.
"Zodiac" and "Norbit" were released by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc.
"Ghost Rider" was released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp.
"Breach" was released by Universal Pictures, a unit of General Electric Co.
"Amazing Grace" was released by closely held privately owned Samuel Goldwyn Films and Roadside Attractions.
