`Twilight` climbs to $83.6 mn over holiday weekend

Los Angeles: ‘The Twilight Saga: Eclipse’ finished the long Fourth of July weekend with USD 83.6 million, raising its total since opening last Wednesday to USD 176.4 million. "The Last Airbender" debuted a strong No. 2 with USD 51.8 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by Hollywood.com are: 1. "The Twilight Saga: Eclipse," Summit, USD 83,637,242, 4,468 locations, USD 18,719 average, USD 176,382,220, one week. 2. "The Last Airbender," Paramount, USD 51,804,232, 3,169 locations, USD 16,347 average, USD 69,315,329, one week. 3. "Toy Story 3," Disney, USD 43,057,129, 4,028 locations, USD 10,689 average, USD 301,883,298, three weeks. 4. "Grown Ups," Sony, USD 26,052,792, 3,534 locations, USD 7,372 average, USD 84,634,307, two weeks. 5. "Knight and Day," Fox, USD 14,151,734, 3,104 locations, USD 4,559 average, USD 49,460,348, two weeks. 6. "The Karate Kid," Sony, USD 11,031,522, 3,109 locations, USD 3,548 average, USD 154,554,780, four weeks. 7. "The A-Team," Fox, USD 4,403,057, 2,153 locations, USD 2,045 average, USD 70,494,007, four weeks. 8. "Get Him to the Greek," Universal, USD 1,723,840, 884 locations, USD 1,950 average, USD 57,965,435, five weeks. 9. "Shrek Forever After," Paramount, USD 1,275,957, 957 locations, USD 1,333 average, USD 232,664,432, seven weeks. 10. "Cyrus," Fox Searchlight, USD 1,094,111, 77 locations, USD 14,209 average, USD 1,811,985, three weeks. 11. "Letters to Juliet," Summit, USD 972,374, 340 locations, USD 2,860 average, USD 51,094,679, eight weeks. 12. "Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time," Disney, USD 884,816, 600 locations, USD 1,475 average, USD 88,338,986, six weeks. 13. "Iron Man 2," Paramount, USD 875,834, 522 locations, USD 1,678 average, USD 308,530,297, nine weeks. 14. "I Am Love," Magnolia, USD 722,544, 80 locations, USD 9,032 average, USD 1,290,480, three weeks. 15. "Solitary Man," Anchor Bay Films, USD 658,628, 176 locations, USD 3,742 average, USD 2,917,807, seven weeks. 16. "Killers," Lionsgate, USD 628,261, 727 locations, USD 864 average, USD 45,323,590, five weeks. 17. "Winter`s Bone," Roadside Attractions, USD 598,699, 83 locations, USD 7,213 average, USD 1,880,590, four weeks. 18. "Sex and the City 2," Warner Bros., USD 528,330, 355 locations, USD 1,488 average, USD 94,223,099, six weeks. 19. "Marmaduke," Fox, USD 483,697, 475 locations, USD 1,018 average, USD 30,939,738, five weeks. 20. "How to Train Your Dragon," Paramount, USD 481,505, 303 locations, USD 1,589 average, USD 216,296,739, 15 weeks. Bureau Report