Box Office Comparisons: September 1 - 3
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By Lee Tistaert     Published August 29, 2006
Box Office Comparisons for September 1 - 3.
Box office comparisons for September 1 - 3 are below. Theater counts are listed beside the titles, followed by the daily grosses and per-screen averages, and weekend total and weekend average. Bolded selections are considered the most-likely of comparisons.



The Wicker Man

General Comparisons


Frailty 1497
$1.4 $1.7 $1.1 $4.2
$939 $1,141 $731 $2,811

Wicker Park 2598
$1.7 $1.9 $1.8 $5.5
$670 $726 $708 $2,104

Freedomland 2361
$1.8 $2.4 $1.6 $5.8
$768 $1,006 $696 $2,470

Stir of Echoes 1888
$1.9 $2.2 $1.5 $5.8
$983 $1,186 $819 $2,988

Cold Creek Manor 2035
$2.8 $3.5 $1.9 $8.2
$1,380 $1,699 $946 $4,025

The Watcher 2740
$2.9 $3.8 $2.3 $9.1
$1,071 $1,384 $850 $3,305

Fallen 2448
$2.6 $3.7 $2.8 $9.1
$1,068 $1,522 $1,146 $3,736

Murder by Numbers 2663
$3.0 $4.0 $2.3 $9.3
$1,114 $1,507 $874 $3,495

Bless the Child 2524
$3.1 $3.5 $2.8 $9.4
$1,229 $1,387 $1,114 $3,730


Urban Legend 2257
$3.8 $4.4 $2.5 $10.5
$1,639 $1,930 $1,089 $4,658

The Missing 2756
$4.4 $4.3 $2.2 $10.9
$1,597 $1,549 $811 $3,957

The Mothman Prophecies 2331
$3.9 $4.8 $2.5 $11.2
$1,657 $2,074 $1,078 $4,809

Domestic Disturbance 2910
$4.1 $5.5 $3.0 $14.0
$1,419 $1,897 $1,040 $4,357

8MM 2370
$4.6 $5.9 $3.8 $14.3
$1,926 $2,479 $1,603 $6,008

The Skeleton Key 2770
$6.0 $5.8 $4.3 $16.1
$2,150 $2,105 $1,540 $5,795


Identity 2733
$5.8 $6.8 $3.6 $16.2
$2,126 $2,489 $1,320 $5,935

Snake Eyes 2713
$5.4 $5.9 $4.5 $16.3
$1,998 $2,182 $1,652 $5,832

The Bone Collector 2587
$5.3 $7.1 $4.3 $16.7
$2,045 $2,760 $1,655 $6,460

Don't Say a Word 2802
$5.7 $7.3 $4.1 $17.1
$2,034 $2,601 $1,465 $6,100

Secret Window 3018
$6.6 $7.4 $4.2 $18.2
$2,191 $2,451 $1,401 $6,043


The Forgotten 3104
$7.6 $8.6 $4.8 $21.0
$2,455 $2,779 $1,538 $6,772

White Noise 2261
$8.9 $9.8 $5.4 $24.1
$3,945 $4,340 $2,380 $10,665

The Sixth Sense 2161
$8.0 $9.7 $8.7 $26.4
$3,704 $4,466 $4,025 $12,195

Hollow Man 2956
$9.1 $9.4 $8.0 $26.5
$3,075 $3,168 $2,692 $8,935


Westwood Bruin: single-screen theater (680 seats)

Femme Fatale 1066
$0.9 $1.1 $0.7 $2.7
$847 $1,054 $703 $2,604


The Weatherman 1510
$1.4 $1.8 $1.1 $4.2
$926 $1,190 $698 $2,814

Blood Work 2525
$2.3 $2.9 $2.1 $7.3
$930 $1,142 $825 $2,897


Bless the Child 2524
$3.1 $3.5 $2.8 $9.4
$1,229 $1,387 $1,114 $3,730


Taking Lives 2705
$4.2 $4.6 $2.9 $11.5
$1,553 $1,700 $1,068 $4,321


Kiss the Girls 2271
$4.3 $5.4 $3.3 $13.2
$1,904 $2,378 $1,442 $5,724

City of Angels 2212
$5.9 $5.8 $3.5 $15.4
$2,683 $2,633 $1,579 $6,895

Sphere 2814
$3.9 $6.3 $6.4 $16.6
$1,389 $2,228 $2,281 $5,898

Lady in the Water 3235
$6.9 $6.5 $4.7 $18.0
$2,118 $2,021 $1,439 $5,578

Insomnia 2610
$6.0 $7.8 $7.1 $20.9
$2,314 $2,986 $2,720 $8,020



Crank

General Comparisons


Confidence 1871
$1.5 $2.0 $1.0 $4.5
$801 $1,082 $555 $2,438

Paparazzi 2323
$1.8 $2.2 $2.2 $6.1
$857 $1,027 $1,022 $2,906


Ballistic 2705
2.4 $2.8 $1.8 $7.0
$893 $1,022 $677 $2,592

The Transporter 2573
$3.0 $3.6 $2.5 $9.1
$1,185 $1,391 $964 $3,540


Cellular 2749
$3.2 $4.4 $2.5 $10.1
$1,163 $1,606 $905 $3,674


Hostage 2123
$3.2 $4.2 $2.8 $10.2
$1,524 $1,965 $1,322 $4,811

Unleashed 1957
$3.7 $4.0 $3.1 $10.9
$1,909 $2,066 $1,595 $5,570

A Man Apart 2459
$4.0 $4.2 $2.8 $11.0
$1,622 $1,701 $1,154 $4,477

Kiss of the Dragon 2024
$4.7 $4.8 $3.8 $13.3
$2,342 $2,354 $1,874 $6,570

The Punisher 2649
$5.2 $5.2 $3.5 $13.8
$1,955 $1,958 $1,309 $5,222

Phone Booth 2481
$5.2 $6.2 $3.7 $15.0
$2,086 $2,480 $1,489 $6,055

Walking Tall 2836
$5.3 $6.3 $3.9 $15.5
$1,881 $2,215 $1,369 $5,465

The Transporter 2 3303
$5.6 $5.8 $5.1 $16.5
$1,687 $1,761 $1,560 $5,008

The Butterfly Effect 2605
$6.1 $6.8 $4.1 $17.1
$2,335 $2,623 $1,592 $6,550


Westwood National: single-screen theater (1100 seats)

Stay 1684
$0.8 $0.9 $0.6 $2.2
$449 $523 $328 $1,300

Bait 2352
$1.7 $2.3 $1.5 $5.5
$709 $993 $635 $2,337


Timeline 2787
$3.5 $3.3 $1.7 $8.5
$1,256 $1,179 $608 $3,043

Rollerball 2762
$3.2 $3.7 $2.1 $9.0
$1,147 $1,357 $759 $3,263

The Transporter 2573
$3.0 $3.6 $2.5 $9.1
$1,185 $1,391 $964 $3,540


Ultraviolet 2558
$3.3 $3.5 $2.2 $9.1
$1,291 $1,380 $873 $3,544


Torque 2463
$3.4 $4.0 $2.6 $10.0
$1,367 $1,605 $1,076 $4,048

The Replacements 2754
$3.6 $4.2 $3.2 $11.0
$1,317 $1,528 $1,163 $4,008

Aeon Flux 2608
$4.7 $4.9 $3.1 $12.7
$1,790 $1,875 $1,190 $4,855


Romeo Must Die 2641
$5.8 $7.5 $4.8 $18.1
$2,180 $2,834 $1,808 $6,822
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