Pink Panther Steals The Show

WEEKEND BOX OFFICE TOP TEN

February 10 - 12, 2006

LW = Last Week WR = Weeks Released

THTRS = Number of Screens

* Denotes new release.

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1.	The Pink Panther *
$21,700,000 - Total: $21,700,000
LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 3477

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2.	Final Destination 3 *
$20,125,000 - Total: $20,125,000
LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 2880

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3.	Curious George *
$15,319,000 - Total: $15,319,000
LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 2566

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4.	Firewall *
$13,830,000 - Total: $13,830,000
LW: N WR: 1 THTRS: 2840

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5.	When a Stranger Calls
$10,000,000 - Total: $34,846,000
LW: 1 WR: 2 THTRS: 3004

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6.	Big Momma's House 2
$6,825,000 - Total: $54,802,000
LW: 2 WR: 3 THTRS: 2733

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7.	Nanny McPhee
$5,230,000 - Total: $33,246,000
LW: 3 WR: 3 THTRS: 2148

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8.	Brokeback Mountain
$4,192,000 - Total: $66,628,000
LW: 4 WR: 10 THTRS: 1963

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9.	Hoodwinked
$2,502,000 - Total: $47,366,000
LW: 5 WR: 9 THTRS: 2085

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10.	Underworld: Evolution
$2,500,000 - Total: $57,246,000
LW: 6 WR: 4 THTRS: 1835

America's love of unoriginality (I know it's not a word...I don't care) reared it's ugly head this weekend as folks went for the remake and the bland sequel. The Pink Panther, Steve Martin's effort to fill Peter Sellers shoes, came out on top. As a movie that shamelessly merged bits and pieces of the original Pink Panther films, it's been hammered by critics and deservedly so. Still, it came out on top. Go figure.

Final Destination wasn't much worth seeing either but American's love rehashed plot lines almost as much as they love obscenely large containers of carbonated beverages. It came it at number two with Curious George and Firewall trailing behind.