Golden Compass Points North, to No. 1 Box-office Slot
Dakota Blue Richards in The Golden Compass courtesy New Line Cinema
The Golden Compass topped the weekend box office with $26.1 million - a take described as "modest" when compared to the initial hauls of peers such as
Lord of the Rings ($47.2 million) and
Chronicles of Narnia ($65.6 mil).
Enchanted placed second with $10.7 million.
Rounding out the top five were
This Christmas ($5 mil),
Fred Claus ($4.7 mil) and
Beowulf ($4.4 mil).
In limited release, the largely hailed
Juno averaged a huge $60,016 per screen, while
Atonement averaged $25,528.
