“Warm Bodies” Is Number One At The Box Office!

“Warm Bodies,” the zombie film that’s putting a new spin on the genre, has opened to strong numbers, pulling in $20.4 million on the opening weekend. The Lionsgate’s Summit Entertainment movie drew in female teenagers on a weekend where the entire nation was focused on the Superbowl and the festivities that went with it.

Hollywood.com complied and released a list of the Top 20 movies in Canadian and U.S. theaters from Friday through Sunday on Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release.

“1. “Warm Bodies,” Lionsgate, $20,353,967, 3,009 locations, $6,764 average, $20,353,967, one week.

2. “Hansel and Gretel: Witch Hunters,” Paramount, $9,423,274, 3,375 locations, $2,792 average, $34,676,068, two weeks.

3. “Silver Linings Playbook,” Weinstein Co., $7,738,058, 2,809 locations, $2,755 average, $80,002,616, 12 weeks.

4. “Mama,” Universal, $6,590,970, 2,781 locations, $2,370 average, $58,123,070, three weeks.

5. “Zero Dark Thirty,” Sony, $5,176,428, 2,871 locations, $1,803 average, $77,673,978, seven weeks.

6. “Bullet to the Head,” Warner Bros., $4,548,201, 2,404 locations, $1,892 average, $4,548,201, one week.

7. “Parker,” FilmDistrict, $3,202,415, 2,238 locations, $1,431 average, $12,527,297, two weeks.

8. “Django Unchained,” Weinstein Co., $3,002,769, 1,777 locations, $1,690 average, $150,942,958, six weeks.

9. “Les Miserables,” Universal, $2,420,885, 1,848 locations, $1,310 average, $141,504,130, six weeks.

10. “Lincoln,” Disney, $2,402,224, 1,756 locations, $1,368 average, $170,776,742, 13 weeks.

11. “Argo,” Warner Bros., $2,029,324, 935 locations, $2,170 average, $120,372,139, 17 weeks.

12. “The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey,” $1,901,164, 1,300 locations, $1,462 average, $296,193,684, eight weeks.

13. “Life of Pi,” Fox, $1,872,632, 902 locations,$2,076 average, $106,106,363, 11 weeks.

14. “Gangster Squad,” Warner Bros., $1,843,089, 1,625 locations, $1,134 average, $43,092,147, four weeks.

15. “Movie 43,” Relativity Media, $1,641,849, 2,023 locations, $812 average, $7,700,123, two weeks.

16. “A Haunted House,” Open Road Films, $1,522,116, 1,501 locations, $1,014 average, $37,756,019, four weeks.

17. “Stand Up Guys,” Lionsgate, $1,486,390, 659 locations, $2,256 average, $1,486,390, one week.

18. “Broken City,” Fox, $1,461,321, 1,786 locations, $818 average, $18,135,411, three weeks.

19. “Parental Guidance,” Fox, $1,450,000, 1,480 locations, $980 average, $72,900,590, six weeks.

20. “The Impossible,” Summit Entertainment, $1,305,464, 765 locations, $1,706 average, $15,214,095, seven weeks.”

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