'Prince Caspian' seizes box office crown from 'Iron Man'

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LOS ANGELES — "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian" seized the box-office crown on its debut weekend, with $55 million in ticket sales.

The second of the "Narnia" series now heads into the Memorial Day weekend facing a challenge from the long-awaited sequel, "Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull" — which debuted at the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday to wan reviews.

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 Media By Numbers LLC:

1. "The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian," Disney, $55,034,805, 3,929 locations, $14,007 average, $55,034,805, one week.

2. "Iron Man," Paramount, $31,838,996, 4,154 locations, $7,665 average, $223,124,385, three weeks.

3. "What Happens in Vegas," Fox, $13,883,874, 3,255 locations, $4,265 average, $40,341,516, two weeks.

4. "Speed Racer," Warner Bros., $8,117,459, 3,606 locations, $2,251 average, $30,284,073, two weeks.

5. "Made of Honor," Sony, $4,702,950, 2,816 locations, $1,670 average, $33,903,519, three weeks.

6. "Baby Mama," Universal, $4,680,610, 2,503 locations, $1,870 average, $47,343,255, four weeks.

7. "Forgetting Sarah Marshall," Universal, $2,786,220, 1,601 locations, $1,740 average, $55,313,405, five weeks.

8. "Harold & Kumar Escape From Guantanamo Bay," Warner Bros., $1,997,450, 1,403 locations, $1,424 average, $34,098,389, four weeks.

9. "The Forbidden Kingdom," Lionsgate, $1,073,856, 997 locations, $1,077 average, $50,368,985, five weeks.

10. "The Visitor," Overture Films, $672,448, 224 locations, $3,002 average, $3,388,821, six weeks.

11. "Nim's Island," Fox, $588,856, 894 locations, $659 average, $45,256,360, seven weeks.

12. "Prom Night," Sony, $452,088, 567 locations, $797 average, $43,470,267, six weeks.

13. "21," Sony, $413,607, 462 locations, $895 average, $81,159,365, eight weeks.

14. "Dr. Seuss' Horton Hears a Who!," Fox, $411,616, 543 locations, $758 average, $151,267,226, 10 weeks.

15. "Redbelt," Sony, $376,569, 932 locations, $404 average, $1,982,802, three weeks.

16. "Young at Heart," Fox Searchlight, $332,329, 170 locations, $1,955 average, $1,927,222, six weeks.

17. "Drillbit Taylor," Paramount, $297,565, 279 locations, $1,067 average, $32,116,677, nine weeks.

18. "College Road Trip," Disney, $283,582, 163 locations, $1,740 average, $43,878,095, 11 weeks.

19. "88 Minutes," Sony, $258,707, 294 locations, $880 average, $16,930,884, five weeks.

20. "Son of Rambow," Paramount Vantage, $236,921, 91 locations, $2,604 average, $523,766, three weeks.

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Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Rogue Pictures are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.; Marvel Studios is a division of Marvel Entertainment Inc.

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