Weekend box office

The dog days of summer are here and the performance of this summer’s movies are running neck-and-neck with last summer’s films. Box office revenue currently stands at $3.3 billion -- slightly behind the $3.32 billion generated by this time last summer, according to box office tracking firm Exhibitor Relations Co.

Meanwhile, movie attendance continues to lag by an estimated 2% -- perhaps indicating waning interest in some of the sequels released this summer.

In limited release, meanwhile, romantic comedy “Le Divorce” grossed $516,834 at 34 theaters for a per theater average of $15,201, while the new Dana Brown surfing documentary, “Step Into Liquid,” debuted with $135,985 at five theaters for an average of $27,197.

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*--* Movie 3-day Total Venues Average Weeks (Studio) Gross (Millions) Per Venue 1 S.W.A.T. (Sony) $37.1 $37.1 3,202 $11,575 1 2 Freaky Friday (Buena $22.2 $33.1* 2,954 $7,516 1 Vista) 3 American Wedding $15.5 $65.2 3,175 $4,890 2 (Universal) 4 Pirates of the $13.0 $232.8 3,170 $4,108 5 Caribbean (Buena Vista) 5 Seabiscuit (Universal) $12.0 $69.5 2,428 $4,925 3 6 Spy Kids 3-D: Game $9.8 $87.1 3,388 $2,891 3 Over (Dimension) 7 Bad Boys II (Sony) $6.0 $123.1 2,449 $2,467 4 8 Lara Croft Tomb $5.2 $53.7 3,036 $1,720 3 Raider: The Cradle of Life (Paramount) 9 Finding Nemo (Buena $2.5 $324.9 1,502 $1,673 11 Vista) 10 Terminator 3 (Warner $1.6 $146.0 1,275 $1,274 6 Bros.)

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Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.

*Opened Wednesday