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BOX OFFICE: Urban Legend, Old Legend
HOLLYWOOD - Who says old movies aren't scary? "The Exorcist," a 27-year-old classic, had enough chills and thrills to earn a very respectable $8.5 million this weekend in a limited re-release, earning the No. 2 spot at the box office.
The No. 1 flick, the Joseph Lawrence vehicle "Urban Legends: Final Cut," made just a few dollars more, according to estimated by Exhibitor Relations Co. Meanwhile, the weekend's other new film, "Woman on Top," floundered at No. 10.
Here's the ritual rundown of the weekend numbers:
1. "Urban Legends: Final Cut" ($8.8 million, opening weekend)
2. "The Exorcist" ($8.5 mil, opening weekend)
3. "Almost Famous" ($7 mil, $10.3 mil overall)
4. "Bring It On" ($4.2 mil, $55.9 mil overall)
5. "The Watcher" ($3.6 mil, $22.7 mil overall)
6. "Bait" ($3.4 mil, $10.6 mil overall)
7. "Nurse Betty" ($3.3 mil. $18.1 mil overall)
8. "Space Cowboys" ($2.2 mil, $85.1 mil overall)
9. "What Lies Beneath" ($2.2 mil, $148.5 mil overall)
10. "Woman on Top" ($1.6 mil, opening weekend)