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Posted on: Monday, June 22, 2009

‘The Proposal’ engages fans with $33.6M


Associated Press

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Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds’ wedding comedy “The Proposal” led the weekend box office with a $33.6 million debut.

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LOS ANGELES — Sandra Bullock popped the question, and fans said yes.
Bullock and Ryan Reynolds’ wedding comedy “The Proposal” led the weekend box office with a $33.6 million debut.

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. “The Proposal,” Disney, $33,627,598, 3,056 locations, $11,004 average, $33,627,598, one week.
2. “The Hangover,” Warner Bros., $26,753,473, 3,545 locations, $7,547 average, $152,817,015, three weeks.
3. “Up,” Disney, $23,492,677, 3,832 locations, $6,131 average, $226,268,932, four weeks.
4. “Year One,” Sony, $19,610,304, 3,022 locations, $6,489 average, $19,610,304, one week.
5. “Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,” Sony, $12,034,899, 3,077 locations, $3,911 average, $44,067,224, two weeks.
6. “Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian,” Fox, $7,807,185, 2,962 locations, $2,636 average, $156,459,744, five weeks.
7. “Star Trek,” Paramount, $5,511,434, 2,307 locations, $2,389 average, $240,255,340, seven weeks.
8. “Land of the Lost,” Universal, $4,358,945, 2,945 locations, $1,480 average, $44,055,510, three weeks.
9. “Imagine That,” Paramount, $3,290,227, 3,011 locations, $1,093 average, $11,541,605, two weeks.
10. “Terminator Salvation,” Warner Bros., $3,284,230, 1,920 locations, $1,711 average, $119,727,528, five weeks.
11. “Angels & Demons,” Sony $2,820,196, 1,888 locations, $1,494 average, $128,158,818, six weeks.
12. “Drag Me to Hell,” Universal, $1,974,375, 1,625 locations, $1,215 average, $39,234,860, four weeks.
13. “Away We Go,” Focus, $871,224, 132 locations, $6,600 average, $1,937,113, three weeks.
14. “X-Men Origins: Wolverine,” Fox, $635,130, 536 locations, $1,185 average, $177,288,905, eight weeks.
15. “My Life in Ruins,” Fox Searchlight, $460,935, 644 locations, $716 average, $7,821,989, three weeks.
16. “Easy Virtue,” Sony Pictures Classics, $429,101, 255 locations, $1,683 average, $1,575,197, five weeks.
17. “Food, Inc.,” Magnolia, $288,194, 51 locations, $5,651 average, $385,920, two weeks.
18. “Whatever Works,” Sony Pictures Classics, $280,720, 9 locations, $31,191 average, $280,720, one week.
19. “17 Again,” Warner Bros., $278,984, 318 locations, $877 average, $62,730,645, 10 weeks.
20. “Under the Sea,” Warner Bros., $268,997, 42 locations, $6,405 average, $10,422,675, 19 weeks.