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North American cinemas take $8.5 million as Wednesday receipts fall

North American cinemas took $8.5 million on Wednesday, Oct. 21, down 25% from Tuesday but up 28% from a week earlier. You Can See Everything led with $2.6 million.

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A crowd outside a cinema in Mumbai. A recent low-budget film about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy has sparked national debates and unrest. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)
A crowd outside a cinema in Mumbai. A recent low-budget film about a discredited anti-Muslim conspiracy has sparked national debates and unrest. (AP Photo/Rajanish Kakade)

North American cinemas took $8.5 million on Wednesday, Oct. 21, down 25% from the day before across the United States and Canada, according to Box Office Mojo.

Receipts were 28% higher than on the previous Wednesday, putting the daily fall alongside an increase against the same weekday a week earlier. You Can See Everything replaced Street Fighter at the top of the daily chart.

You Can See Everything earned $2.6 million on Wednesday, when 26 films were on release, Box Office Mojo said. That compared with 27 films on Tuesday and 31 on the previous Wednesday.

Tuesday, Oct. 20, brought in $11.4 million, up 34.2% from Monday and 14% from the same day a week earlier. Street Fighter led that day's releases with $2.9 million, before You Can See Everything took first place on Wednesday.

Monday, Oct. 19, generated $8.5 million across 27 films, with You Can See Everything leading on $2.6 million. Total receipts fell 64% from Sunday and were 20.7% below the previous Monday, a different weekly comparison from Tuesday and Wednesday.

The rounded totals for Monday and Wednesday were both $8.5 million, although Wednesday's receipts were slightly higher. You Can See Everything also earned slightly more on Wednesday than on Monday, with both daily film totals rounding to $2.6 million.

Sunday, Oct. 18, brought in $23.6 million from 35 films, down 30.2% from Saturday but up 9.1% from the same Sunday a week earlier. Street Fighter held first place with $7 million, following its lead on Friday and Saturday.

Saturday, Oct. 17, generated $33.8 million, a fall of 1.7% from Friday and an increase of 21.8% from a week earlier. Street Fighter earned $10.8 million to lead the 35 films on release that day.

Friday, Oct. 16, had the largest daily total between Oct. 14 and Oct. 21, at $34.3 million. Receipts rose 590.1% from Thursday and 23% from the previous Friday, while Street Fighter led 35 releases with $13 million.

Thursday, Oct. 15, took $5 million across 32 films, down 25.4% from Wednesday and 19.6% from the previous Thursday. Other Mommy topped the daily chart with $1.3 million before Street Fighter moved into first place on Friday.

The previous Wednesday, Oct. 14, generated $6.7 million from 31 films, with Other Mommy leading on $1.7 million. That day's total fell 33.2% from Tuesday and stood 12.6% below the same day a week earlier.

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