PIRATES PLUNDERS BOX OFFICE
in First Weekend of Release
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl’s box office treasure amounted to $46.4 million in its first weekend.
Overall box office revenues were up slightly, ending a string of four down weekends. The top 12 movies grossed $140 million, up 3.5% from the same weekend last year. For the year, Hollywood receipts are running about 5% behind 2002 revenues.
Based on the Disney theme-park attraction, Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl, starring Johnny Depp, has taken in $70.4 million since opening Wednesday.
Debuting in second place was Sean Connery’s superhero adventure The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen, which had a $23.25 million opening weekend.
Pirates of the Caribbean commandeered the box office lead from the previous weekend's No. 1 flick, Terminator 3: Rise of the Machines, which fell to third place with $19.6 million. Terminator 3 pushed its 12-day total to $110.5 million.
Finding Nemo, the year's top-grossing movie, was No. 5 for the weekend with $8.2 million, lifting its total to $290.8 million.
The surreal fairy tale Northfork debuted strongly in limited release, taking in $61,000 at five theaters.
Meanwhile, Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde, came in fourth with $12 million.
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TIKTOK BANNED!
Unless the Senate manages to make this whole thing go away, that is.
THE NEW HUGE COUNTRY ACT
No, not that one.
TRUMP'S CAMPAIGN PLAYLIST
Now 100% unlicensed!
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