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Monster-in-Law clawed its way to the top of the heap.
The love-hate comedy pitting screen divas Jennifer Lopez and Jane Fonda in a celluloid catfight debuted with $23.1 million over the weekend, according to studio figures Monday.
That was just enough to outscore Will Ferrell's soccer dad yukfest, Kicking & Screaming, which shot into second with an estimated $20.2 million.
A third new release, Unleashed, in which Jet Li's martial arts skills are tethered to the wicked ways of Bob Hoskins' Glasgow gangster, opened in third place with $10.9 million at considerably fewer sites than the top two newcomers.
The troika of newbies bounced last week's topper, Kingdom of Heaven, down to fourth place with just $9.6 million, a drop of 51 percent from its opening. The Crusades epic has grossed a relatively un-epic $35 million.
The final newcomer in wide release, Mindhunters, barely made the top 10. Not screened for critics, the crime drama starring Val Kilmer, Christian Slater, LL Cool J and Kathryn Morris earned a cut-rate $1.9 million in the 10 spot.
Exhibitors must be frantically counting down the days until Star Wars: Episode III--Revenge of the Sith opens (that would be four) to goose the box office--this week was the 12th week in a row that receipts were down from a year ago. The top 12 movies grossed $94.5 million, which although a gain of 20 percent over last weekend, was 8 percent lower than this time last year, when Troy opened and Van Helsing and Mean Girls were still pulling well.
In the race for the best per-site average, Monster-in-Law, the heavily hyped big-screen comeback of double Oscar winner Fonda (MIA since 1990's Stanley and Iris), opened at 3,424 locations where it averaged $6,748. Despite mostly lackluster review, women over 25 were reportedly eager to check out the New Line release--which gave Lopez her best debut, beating the $18.7 million for Maid in Manhattan in December 2002.
At a tad more sites--3,455--Ferrell's latest romp, in which he costars with Robert Duvall, Mike Ditka and a bunch of kids, averaged $5,835. The PG-rated Universal flicked performed at the top end of expectations, and considering the popularity of SNL alumnus, the studio hopes the film will have legs in the wake of Sith.
Unleashed, an R-rated Focus release, let loose at 1,955 sites, averaging $5,570. Mindhunters, an R-rated Dimension release, was dumped in 1,040 sites and averaged $1,838.
In limited release, the highest per-screen average belonged to the dance documentary Mad Hot Ballroom. The Paramount Classics PG release averaged $22,674 at two sites for $45,348. At 10 sites, Sony Pictures Classics' R-rated Layer Cake, a British crime drama starring rumored future 007 Daniel Craig, averaged a tasty $8,171 for $81,706.
Here's a rundown of the top 10 films from Friday to Sunday, based on figures compiled by Exhibitor Relations:
1. Monster-in-Law, $23.1 million
2. Kicking & Screaming, $20.2 million
3. Unleashed, $10.9 million
4. Kingdom of Heaven, $9.6 million
5. Crash, $7 million
6. House of Wax, $6.5 million
7. The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, $5 million
8. The Interpreter, $4.6 million
9. XXX: State of the Union, $2.1 million
10. Mindhunters, $1.9 million
(Originally published May 15, 2005 at 1:10 p.m. PT.)
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