Weekend box office

Swashbuckling Johnny Depp may have attracted the biggest audience, but some lower-profile, limited releases in Los Angeles and New York also merit attention. Paramount Classics’ “Northfork,” which stars Nick Nolte, James Woods and Darryl Hannah, delivered a healthy per screen average of $12,296 in five theaters, second only to “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl,” which averaged $14,265 in 3,269 venues. “Northfork’s” three-day total is $61,481. “I Capture the Castle,” a drama based on a book by Dodie Smith, author of the very different “The Hundred and One Dalmatians,” grossed $51,970 in eight theaters, or $6,496 per location. “The Housekeeper,” a French film from Palm Pictures, brought in $42,083 in a half-dozen theaters, averaging $7,014.

Source: Studios, Exhibitor Relations Inc.

*--* MOVIE 3-DAY GROSS TOTAL (MILL.) VENUES AVGVENUE WEEKS

1 Pirates of $46.6 $70.6 3,269 $14,265 1 the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (Disney)

2 The League of $23.1 $23.1 3,002 $7,687 1 Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox)

3 Terminator 3: $19.5 $110.3 3,504 $5,559 2 Rise of the Machines (Warner Bros.)

4 Legally $12.0 $62.9 3,375 $3,565 2 Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde (MGM)

5 Finding Nemo $8.5 $291.1 2,643 $3,203 7 (Disney/Pixar)

6 Charlie’s $7.1 $81.5 3,202 $2,232 3 Angels: Full Throttle (Sony)

7 Sinbad: $4.3 $18.8 3,086 $1,397 2 Legend of the Seven Seas (DreamWorks)

8 28 Days Later $4.2 $28.4 1,396 $3,044 3 (Fox Searchlight)

9 The Hulk $3.7 $124.7 2,575 $1,425 4 (Universal)

10 The Italian $2.7 $88.8 1,364 $2,007 7 Job (Paramount)

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