Spider-Man Vs. Sarah Polley - Canadian Box Office: May 4-6, 2007

If you ever wondered if Canadians can actually make a difference in box office receipts, take a look at Spider-Man 3. In North America the Spider-Man broke all previous box office records with 148 million, and in Canada alone it grossed over 12 million (which must be a Canadian box office record).

And, in a case of classic counter programing, Lionsgate released Sarah Polley's directorial debut, Away From Her, on a weekend when everyone and their dog went to see Spidey.

IMAX, a Canadian owned company, had an exceptional weekend as well landing the number 2 spot with Spider-Man 3: The Imax Experience.

1 SPIDER-MAN 3 Columbia $11.69 mil $11.69 mil
2 SPIDER-MAN 3: THE IMAX EXPERIENCE Columbia $560,787 $560,787
3 FRACTURE Alliance Atlantis $463,294 $3.34 mil
4 DISTURBIA DreamWorks $431,610 $4.88 mil
5 NEXT Paramount $266,797 $1.17 mil
6 HOT FUZZ Odeon $265,080 $2.12 mil
7 THE INVISIBLE Touchstone $254,811 $948,547
8 BLADES OF GLORY DreamWorks $199,056 $10.12 mil
9 LUCKY YOU Warner Bros. $181,741 $181,741
10 MEET THE ROBINSONS Walt Disney $154,870 $5.30 mil

Away From Her opened with 4 screens to a small but respectable $56,000. It gains more screens throughout May.