‘Barbershop’ Heads the Weekend Pack

MGM, which has been battered by a string of box-office flops in recent months, clipped the competition as “Barbershop,” an urban comedy starring Ice Cube, premiered at No. 1 with $20.6 million in ticket sales.

“My Big Fat Greek Wedding” grossed $10.8 million for second place, followed by “One Hour Photo,” with $8 million, “Swimfan,” with $6.1 million, and the new Tom Green comedy “Stealing Harvard,” with $6 million.

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Weekend Box Office

*--* Movie (Studio) 3-day gross/ Screens/ Avg Wks in Release Total (millions) 1.”Barbershop” $20.6 1,605 1 (MGM) $20.6 $12,852 2.”My Big Fat Greek $10.8 1,764 22 Wedding” (IFC) $110.4 $6,107 3.”One Hour Photo” $8.0 1,212 4 (Fox Searchlight) $14.6 $6,606 4.”Swimfan” $6.1 2,860 2 (Fox) $19.7 $2,116 5.”Stealing Harvard” $6.0 2,366 1 (Sony) $6.0 $2,553 6.”Signs” $5.4 3,051 7 (Buena Vista) $213.0 $1,772 7.”City by the Sea” $4.9 2,575 2 (Warner Bros.) $16.7 $1,888 8.”XXX” $3.3 2,771 6 (Sony) $135.4 $1,194 9.”Spy Kids 2” $2.7 2,493 6 (Dimension) $77.4 $1,100 10.”Austin Powers in $1.9 1,811 8 Goldmember” (New Line) $209.6 $1,024 Source: Exhibitor Relations

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