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Weekend box office

The record six-day figure of $180.1 million for “Spider-Man 2” dominated box-office news, but “Fahrenheit 9/11” added $22 million Friday through Monday to bring its total to $61.1 million. “Fahrenheit” business is biggest in California, New York, Florida, Texas and Illinois, in that order.

Looking at movies in limited release, MGM’s Cole Porter biopic “De-Lovely” grossed $25,000 per theater in 16 locations for a four-day total of $400,000. Crowds skewed older, with 78% over 40, and 56% attending were female. “Before Sunset,” the debut release of the art-house division Warner Independent Pictures, garnered $15,559 in 20 theaters for a total of $311,194. “The Clearing,” the Fox Searchlight kidnapping drama with Robert Redford, Helen Mirren and Willem Dafoe, took in $11,048 per location for a total of $618,674 in 56 theaters. “America’s Heart and Soul” averaged $1,889 in 98 locations for a total of $184,917, according to Disney.

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*--* MOVIE 4-DAY TOTAL VENUES AVERAGE WEEKS (STUDIO) GROSS (MILLIONS) PER VENUE

1 Spider-Man 2 $115.8 $180.1 4,152 $27,894 1 (Sony)

2 Fahrenheit 9/11 $22.0 $61.1 1,725 $12,769 2 (Lions Gate)

3 White Chicks $11.5 $46.7 2,800 $4,123 2 (Sony)

4 DodgeBall $11.4 $87.6 2,950 $3,849 3 (Fox)

5 The Terminal $10.8 $57.2 2,782 $3,864 3 (DreamWorks)

6 The Notebook $10.4 $31.7 2,323 $4,461 2 (New Line)

7 Harry Potter and the $8.5 $225.7 2,725 $3,134 5 Prisoner of Azkaban (Warner Bros.)

8 Shrek 2 $8.4 $410.7 2,609 $3,215 7 (DreamWorks)

9 Garfield $4.3 $64.2 2,458 $1,743 4 (Fox)

10 Two Brothers $3.9 $12.9 2,181 $1,780 2 (Universal)

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Source: Nielsen EDI

-- R. Kinsey Lowe

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