The marathon bio-drama Che has found an audience in Toronto and Montreal, where it posted strong numbers for its first week on a handful of screens via distributor E1 Films.

The four-hour ‘road-show’ version of Steven Soderbergh’s epic about the Argentine revolutionary rang in $69,435 for the week of Feb. 20 — an average of $23,145 from its three screens. E1 is showing parts one and two of Che back-to-back with a 15-minute intermission.

The road-show version also has no trailers, credits or commercials, and costs $18 per ticket compared to the usual $13 adult fare. The lion’s share of Che‘s box office came on the weekend, when it generated $46,500.

The same version also opened in Vancouver on Friday, though numbers were not available at press time. Part one of Che opens in Calgary and Victoria this week, followed by part two on March 13.

The caper comedy Stone of Destiny, which also opened Feb. 20, landed in third spot on the list of Canadian-mades with $114,052 in its first week in theaters for Alliance Films. It grossed nearly $5,000 per theater. The film saw a slight drop this past weekend, adding roughly $56,000 to its gross.

Denis Villeneuve’s Polytechnique continues its stranglehold on the top spot at the box office as it sailed past the $1-million mark in its third week in Quebec theaters. Its per-screen average stands at roughly $5,500 for Alliance Vivafilm.

Érik Canuel’s black comedy Cadavres landed in second place with $157,355 for its first week, while Benoît Pilon’s The Necessities of Life (Ce qu’il faut pour vivre) has earned nearly $300,000 after 16 weeks in theaters. It currently places fourth on the chart behind Stone of Destiny. Both films are distributed by E1/Seville.