Aren't they comparing sales to Passion of the Christ?
You are absolutely correct. I just checked on boxofficemojo.com, and The Passion of the Christ was released at the beginning of the 17 week period that the current year box office totals are slumping against. It wasn't until the 17th or 18th week that weekend figures dropped below $100,000. If you take that movie out of the equation, the box office has actually improved.