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Daily Box Office - Wednesday, November 23, 2005

• This is a sneak-peek into the weekend, because the new releases open on Wednesday this week.
• In a field overcrowded with new releases, Rent emerged as the only real winner, with an average of $2000 per screen - about double the average for Walk the Line.
• Forecasters predicted that Walk the Line would hold the #2 spot, while Rent was not expected to finish higher than #4.
• One clear loser emerged. Ice Harvest, the comedy/thriller with Cusack and Billy Bob, opened in the #12 slot. It was expected to be around #7 or #8, and to take in about double what it has actually grossed. It is on pace for about a two million dollar weekend, give or take. It finished even below In The Mix, which is still hanging in there in its bid to get NO positive reviews.
• (If you are wondering, the only major releases with no positive reviews this year are Dirty Deeds and King's Ransom)