'Stepford Wives' takes it to the Matt

The $22.2 million take of "The Stepford Wives" last weekend immediately placed the movie at No. 8 on the top 10 list of Matthew Broderick grossers.

According to this week's issue of Entertainment Weekly, these were the top 10 before "The Stepford Wives":

1. "Godzilla," $136.3 million

2. "Inspector Gadget," $97.4 million

3. "Ferris Bueller's Day Off," $70.1 million

4. "The Cable Guy," $60.2 million

5. "Biloxi Blues," $43.4 million

6. "Addicted to Love," $34.5 million

7. "Glory," $26.8 million

8. "The Freshman," $21.5 million

9. "Ladyhawke," $18.4 million

10. "Project X," $16 million

Second homes, by the numbers

Median time vacation-home buyers spend on their property each year

8 weeks

Median age of a second-home buyer

47

Portion of population who buy second homes as a family retreat

57 percent

Median distance traveled to get to vacation home

99 miles

Median annual income of second-home buyers

$80,000

Estimated median price of second homes in 2003

$200,000

Source: National Association of Realtors via Better Homes & Gardens

More on dear old Dad

If the average guy could have anyone else for a father, just for a short time, the man he'd choose

Bill Gates, on his deathbed

Average guy's all-time favorite TV dad

Cliff Huxtable

Number who voted for Al Bundy

1 in 16

Number of men who have talked to their deceased dads

1 in 4

Country where "dad" is a three-syllable word

Japan ("Otousan")

Source: Men's Health

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Today's best bet

Red River Valley Fair opens at noon; L.A. Guns, Firehouse, Warrant, Dokken and Great White perform at 8 p.m.

Fairgrounds, West Fargo