LOS ANGELES (AP) - “Rise of the Planet of the Apes” evolved into Hollywood’s top weekend earner, debuting as the No. 1 film with $54.8 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:
1. “Rise of the Planet of the Apes,” Fox, $54,806,191, 3,648 locations, $15,024 average, $54,806,191, one week.
2. “The Smurfs,” Sony, $20,702,415, 3,395 locations, $6,098 average, $75,904,246, two weeks.
3. “Cowboys & Aliens,” Universal, $15,729,455, 3,754 locations, $4,190 average, $67,349,520, two weeks.
4. “The Change-Up,” Universal, $13,531,115, 2,913 locations, $4,645 average, $13,531,115, one week.
5. “Captain America: The First Avenger,” Paramount, $13,021,922, 3,620 locations, $3,597 average, $143,203,967, three weeks.
6. “Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2,” Warner Bros., $12,445,031, 3,175 locations, $3,920 average, $343,086,045, four weeks.
7. “Crazy, Stupid, Love,” Warner Bros., $12,017,146, 3,020 locations, $3,979 average, $42,102,252, two weeks.
8. “Friends With Benefits,” Sony Screen Gems, $4,687,883, 2,398 locations, $1,955 average, $48,526,287, three weeks.
9. “Horrible Bosses,” Warner Bros., $4,583,252, 2,025 locations, $2,263 average, $105,125,415, five weeks.
10. “Transformers: Dark of the Moon,” Paramount, $3,086,145, 1,854 locations, $1,665 average, $344,244,486, six weeks.
11. “Zookeeper,” Sony, $2,168,776, 1,724 locations, $1,258 average, $73,613,540, five weeks.
12. “Cars 2,” Disney, $1,222,836, 926 locations, $1,321 average, $184,807,330, seven weeks.
13. “Midnight in Paris,” Sony Pictures Classics, $981,867, 399 locations, $2,461 average, $48,486,541, 12 weeks.
14. “Winnie the Pooh,” Disney, $806,782, 716 locations, $1,127 average, $2,440,628, four weeks.
15. “Bridesmaids,” Universal, $555,400, 374 locations, $1,485 average, $166,499,055, 13 weeks.
16. “Sarah’s Key,” Weinstein Co., $547,883, 67 locations, $8,177 average, $1,279,891, three weeks.
17. “Kung Fu Panda 2,” Paramount, $500,339, 290 locations, $1,725 average, $162,695,957, 11 weeks.
18. “Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides,” Disney, $448,837, 274 locations, $1,638 average, $239,048,698, 12 weeks.
19. “Mr. Popper’s Penguins,” Fox, $407,111, 327 locations, $1,245 average, $65,426,969, eight weeks.
20. “X-Men: First Class,” Fox, $369,568, 235 locations, $1,573 average, $145,292,351, 10 weeks.
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Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.
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