Universal and Intermedia Films' PG-13 rated drama K-PAX fell three slots in its second week to fourth place with an okay ESTIMATED $10.66 million (-38%) at 2,545 theaters ($4,190 per theater). Its cume is approximately $32.1 million.

Directed by Iain Softley, it stars Kevin Spacey and Jeff Bridges.

Warner Bros. and Columbia Pictures' Thirteen Ghosts, a Dark Castle Entertainment production, slid three notches to fifth place in its second week with a less scary ESTIMATED $7.96 million (-48%) at 2,781 theaters ($2,862 per theater). Its cume is approximately $27.8 million.

Directed by Steve Beck, it stars Tony Shalhoub, Embeth Davidtz, Matthew Lillard, Shannon Elizabeth, Rah Digga and F Murray Abraham.

Asked if this weekend's strong business is a good sign that people will be going to the movies during the upcoming holiday season, Warner Bros. Distribution president Dan Fellman said Sunday morning, "It's great. One thing we know (is that) good movies rise to the occasion. People want to go out. They want to be entertained. I think it's a great sign for everybody and we're especially excited now about the prospects for Harry Potter."

Warners' Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone opens Nov. 16. "We're certainly going to be over 3,000 screens-probably 3,500 or something like that," Fellman said.

Columbia's PG-13 rated comedy drama Riding In Cars With Boys dropped two rungs in its third week to sixth place with a slower ESTIMATED $4.5 million (-25%) at 2,554 theaters (-216 theaters; $1,762 per theater). Its cume is approximately $24.8 million on its way to $35 million in domestic theaters.

Directed by Penny Marshall, it stars Drew Barrymore.

20th Century Fox's R rated thriller From Hell slipped four slots to seventh place in its third week with an anemic ESTIMATED $3.72 million (-38%) at 1,945 theaters (-389 theaters; $1,910 per theater). Its cume is approximately $25.5 million

Directed by the Hughes Brothers, it stars Johnny Depp and Heather Graham.

Warner Bros. R rated police corruption drama Training Day slid three slots to eighth place in its fifth week with a quieter ESTIMATED $3.15 million (-359) at 1,805 theaters (-523 theaters; $1,745 per theater). Its cume is approximately $69.7 million, heading for $80 million in domestic theaters.

Directed by Antoine Fuqua, the Warner Bros. presentation in association with Village Roadshow Pictures and NPV Entertainment stars Denzel Washington and Ethan Hawke.

MGM and Hyde Park Entertainment's PG-13 rated comedy Bandits fell three pegs to ninth place in its fourth weekend with a less charming ESTIMATED $3.0 million (-41%) at 2,116 theaters (-899 theaters; $1,419 per theater). Its cume is approximately $36.4 million.

Directed by Barry Levinson, it stars Bruce Willis, Billy Bob Thornton and Cate Blanchett.

Rounding out the Top Ten was Miramax's PG-13 rated romantic comedy Serendipity, down three pegs in its fifth week with an okay ESTIMATED $2.5 million (-34%) at 1,640 theaters (-563 theaters; $1,524 per theater). Its cume is approximately $43.6 million.

Directed by Peter Chelsom, it stars John Cusack and Kate Beckinsale.