Scary Movie 4 On Top of Box Office

“Scary Movie 4″ spoofed its way to a No. 1 debut as the horror-film parody took in $40.2 million in its first weekend.

It was the first No. 1 opening for the Weinstein Co., the new distribution outfit launched by former Miramax bosses Harvey and Bob Weinstein, who released the movie under their Dimension Films banner.

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 Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. are:

1. “Scary Movie 4,” Weinstein Co., $40,222,875, 3,602 locations, $11,167 average, $40,222,875, one week.

2. “Ice Age: The Meltdown,” Fox, $20,026,625, 3,873 locations, $5,171 average, $147,226,916, three weeks.

3. “The Benchwarmers,” Sony, $9,913,291, 3,282 locations, $3,021 average, $35,881,922, two weeks.

4. “The Wild,” Disney, $9,684,809, 2,854 locations, $3,393 average, $9,684,809, one week.

5. “Take the Lead,” New Line, $6,783,697, 3,009 locations, $2,254 average, $22,601,019, two weeks.

6. “Inside Man,” Universal, $6,427,815, 2,477 locations, $2,595 average, $75,421,180, four weeks.

7. “Lucky Number Slevin,” MGM, $4,752,800, 1,989 locations, $2,390 average, $14,297,147, two weeks.

8. “Thank You for Smoking,” Fox Searchlight, $4,491,102, 1,015 locations, $4,425 average, $11,539,571, five weeks.

9. “Failure to Launch,” Paramount, $2,608,433, 1,950 locations, $1,338 average, $83,179,669, six weeks.

10. “V For Vendetta,” Warner Bros., $2,224,266, 1,380 locations, $1,612 average, $66,037,682, five weeks.

11. “ATL,” Warner Bros., $1,415,291, 1,315 locations, $1,076 average, $19,724,950, three weeks.

12. “Phat Girlz,” Fox Searchlight, $1,340,864, 1,060 locations, $1,265 average, $5,337,603, two weeks.

13. “La Mujer De Mi Hermano,” Lionsgate, $1,018,750, 206 locations, $4,945 average, $1,018,750, one week.

14. “She’s the Man,” DreamWorks, $930,016, 1,051 locations, $885 average, $31,784,552, five weeks.

15. “Friends With Money,” Sony Pictures Classics, $739,656, 42 locations, $17,611 average, $1,534,999, two weeks.

16. “Stay Alive,” Disney, $726,689, 1,039 locations, $699 average, $22,076,589, four weeks.

17. “Larry the Cable Guy: Health Inspector,” Lionsgate, $672,986, 976 locations, $690 average, $14,766,968, four weeks.

18. “Deep Sea 3-D,” Warner Bros., $394,583, 46 locations, $8,578 average, $5,978,328, seven weeks.

19. “The Shaggy Dog,” Disney, $373,281, 748 locations, $499 average, $56,709,956, six weeks.

20. “The Hills Have Eyes,” Fox Searchlight, $336,205, 357 locations, $942 average, $40,947,361, six weeks.