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9 3 million, lifting its 10-day total to $43
Kevin Smith's "Jersey Girl," with Ben Affleck as a widower raising a daughter and a cameo by Jennifer Lopez as his wife, debuted at No 5 million, pushing its total to $315 million 'Scooby-Doo 2' Scares Up Box-Office Win
Mar 28, 5:30 PM EST
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5 4 million, a 26 percent increase from the same weekend last year "The Ladykillers," $13 million 7 million in its opening weekend, good enough for an easy No
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co 7 million
It was a solid opening for "Jersey Girl," which appears to have dodged the taint of last summer's Affleck-Lopez bomb "Gigli
Mel Gibson's "The Passion of the Christ" held solidly at No 1 finish but 43 percent below the $54
Buoyed by Hanks' star power, "The Ladykillers" had the best opening ever for a Coen brothers flick, topping the $12 3 million "Dawn of the Dead," $10 Directed by Lars Von Trier, the three-hour "Dogville" stars Kidman as a fugitive who finds refuge â€â€? then subjugation â€â€? among the narrow-minded residents of a Rocky Mountain town Playing in 1,583 theaters, "The Ladykillers" averaged $8,214, while "Jersey Girl" did $5,462 in 1,520 cinemas
6 "Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind," $5 5 million debut of their "Intolerable Cruelty" last fall
3 43 million "Hidalgo," $5 3 million Like its predecessor, "Scooby-Doo 2" received harsh reviews but managed to lure in the family crowd 2 million debut the first "Scooby-Doo" managed in June 2002 , Sarah Michelle Gellar, Linda Cardellini and Matthew Lillard "Starsky & Hutch," $6 "Jersey Girl," $8 put the film out in March, a slower time at theaters, to avoid competing with its own family adventure "Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban" in June and "Shrek 2" in late May 11 with $3 "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed" took in $30 9 million
2 "Scooby-Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed," $30
With less competition than "Scooby-Doo had in summer, the studio counts on the sequel having a longer shelf life as schools let out for Easter and spring break over the next couple of weeks, said Dan Fellman, Warner head of distribution 1 million 3 with $12 5 million " In just one weekend, "Jersey Girl" surpassed the $6 million total domestic gross of "Gigli," which hit theaters amid the tabloid frenzy over former sweethearts Affleck and Lopez's wedding plans 3 million
The overall box office was up for the fifth straight weekend, with the top 12 movies grossing $109 Final figures will be released Monday Inc 3 million
5 with $8 42 million Now playing in 3,214 theaters, "The Passion" will widen by 400 to 500 cinemas this Friday, with Gibson and distributor Newmarket counting on a surge in business through Easter "Secret Window," $5
"Never Die Alone," starring rapper DMX as a dead drug dealer whose life unfolds through audio tapes he left behind, opened weakly at No
The Coen brothers' "The Ladykillers," starring Tom Hanks in a remake of the 1955 heist black comedy, premiered in second place with $13 million, according to studio estimates Sunday
Rather than waiting for summer blockbuster season, Warner Bros
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In limited release, Nicole Kidman's "Dogville" opened well with $90,000 at nine theaters in New York City and Los Angeles
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"Scooby-Doo 2" reunites the computer-animated Great Dane with stars Freddie Prinze Jr
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10 "The Passion of the Christ," $12
The previous weekend's top movie, "Dawn of the Dead," tumbled to fourth place with $10
"The Ladykillers" and "Jersey Girl" each played in fewer than half the number of theaters as "Scooby-Doo 2," which had a healthy $9,283 average in 3,312 cinemas 5 million "Taking Lives," $6
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