An American Carol made $3.8 million in its opening weekend, beating [[Bill Maher]]'s movie [[Religulous]] which was released about the same time, which in contrast only made $3.5 million.
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''An American Carol'' was shown on 1,639 screens during its opening weekend and made $3.6 million; an average of $2,231 per screen. In its second week, that figure dropped to $861 per screen. The movie's budget was $20 million. In contrast, [[Bill Maher]]'s 2.5 million dollar documentary, ''[[Religulous]]'', made $3.5 million in its first week, but it was shown on only 502 screens; an average of $6,792 per screen. <ref>[http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/?yr=2008&wknd=40&p=.htm Weekend Box Office results for October 3-5]</ref>