SANTA MONICA, Calif., Jan. 17, 2000 -- Ice Cube's hip-hop comedy "Next Friday" packed the winning punch at the holiday weekend box office, surprising Hollywood insiders who thought Denzel Washington's "The Hurricane" would claim the prize for Martin Luther King Jr. Day. "Stuart Little," meanwhile, thought big again -- placing second and cracking the $100 million mark overall. The R-rated "Next Friday," New Line's sequel to the 1995 flick "Friday," maintained the high energy it displayed when it opened Wednesday. It easily captured first place with a sizzling estimated $17 million at 1,103 theaters ($15,413 per theater) from Friday to Monday. Its cumulative take after six days is approximately $21.5 million, with about $4.5 million of that having come in Wednesday and Thursday. Directed by Steve Carr, "Next Friday" was written and produced by and stars rapper/act