WEEKEND COMPARISONS
Key films -- those grossing more than $500,000 -- took in approximately $107.25 million for the weekend, up about 23.53 percent from last year when they totaled $86.82 million.
Key films were up about 11.91 percent from the previous weekend this year when they totaled $95.84 million.
Last year, Warner Bros.' opening week of Training Day was first with $22.55 million at 2,712 theaters ($8,315 per theater); and Miramax's opening week of Serendipity was second with $13.31 million at 2,601 theaters ($5,117 per theater). The top two films one year ago grossed $35.9 million. This year, the top two films grossed an ESTIMATED $59.1 million.