Fahrenheit No. 1 at Box Office

From the WSJ:

The frenzied hype for Michael Moore's "Fahrenheit 9/11" paid off at the box office, as the incendiary movie burned through $21.8 million in domestic ticket sales, setting a new bar for documentaries.

After weeks of debate and political mud-slinging, "Fahrenheit 9/11" cruised past even the best expectations for the film. In its opening weekend, it outperformed the entire run of Mr. Moore's previous record-setting documentary "Bowling for Columbine."

Ratings for the weekend:

(1) Fahrenheit 9/11 (Lions Gate)--$21.80mil
(2) White Chicks (Sony)--$19.60
(3) Dodgeball (Fox)--$18.50
(4) The Terminal (DreamWorks)--$13.90
(5) The Notebook (New Line)--$13.03
(6) Harry Potter (Warner Bros.)--$11.42
(7) Shrek 2 (DreamWorks)--$10.50
(8) Garfield (Fox)--$7.00
(9) Two Brothers (Universal)--$6.20
(10) The Stepford Wives (Paramount)--$5.20

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