Hellboy II: The Golden Army caught box-office heat with a $ 34. 5 million debut, while Eddie Murphy flopped as his comedy Meet Dave opened with just $ 5. 3 million.
Although slipping to the No. 2 spot, Hancock remained a strong contender, pulling in an estimated $ 32 million in its second weekend in theaters.
Journey to the Center of the Earth surpassed expectations with $ 21 million its opening weekend, coming in third.
The top five 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 Media By Numbers LLC are 1. Hellboy II: The Golden Army, Universal, $ 34, 539, 115, 3, 204 locations, $ 10, 780 average, $ 34, 539, 115, one week.
2. Hancock, Columbia, $ 32, 080, 560, 3, 965 locations, $ 8, 091 average, $ 164, 115, 004, two weeks.
3. Journey to the Center of the Earth, Warner Bros., $ 21, 018, 141, 2, 811 locations, $ 7, 477 average, $ 21, 018, 141, one week.
4. Wall-E, Disney, $ 18, 793, 588, 3, 849 locations, $ 4, 883 average, $ 163, 055, 900, three weeks.
5. Wanted, Universal, $ 11, 996, 175, 3, 157 locations, $ 3, 800 average, $ 112, 455, 060, three weeks.
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