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HOLLYWOOD - Pow! The live-action comic book flick Daredevil challenged four new wide releases and won hands down with a superlative $18.9 million* take at the box office this weekend. Daredevil vanquished all comers to take the No. 1 spot for the second week in a row, soundly defeating its nearest competition, the laffer Old School. The frat comedy drew in a jovial $17.5 million, the heftiest take from this week's crop of newbies.
The death row drama The Life of David Gale premiered in sixth place with a grim $7.1 million, while the Civil War epic Gods and Generals debuted in the No. 8 position with $4.7 million. The gritty urban cop drama Dark Blue kicked off in ninth place with a shady $3.7 million.
Best Picture Oscar nominees Chicago and The Hours expanded marginally this week--as did their box office pickings. The musical Chicago landed in fifth place with $8.5 million, while the drama The Hours took in $2.4 million.
Meanwhile, the limited-release supernatural romance Till Human Voices Wake Us slept through the weekend with a drowsy $7,700.
THE TOP TEN
Twentieth Century Fox's PG-13 live-action comic book adaptation Daredevil went undefeated in its second week of release with an ESTIMATED $18.9 million (-53%) at 3,474 theaters (+3 theaters, $5,448 per theater). Its cume is approximately $70.3 million. The film could become the first movie this year to pass the $100 million mark.
Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, it stars Ben Affleck, Jennifer Garner, Colin Farrell and Michael Clarke Duncan.
DreamWork's R rated buddy comedy Old School debuted to a close second with an ESTIMATED $17.5 million at 2,689 theaters. Its $6,508 per theater average was the highest of this week's top 10 films.
The film revolves around three thirtysomething college buddies who decide to start their own off-campus fraternity in an attempt to recapture some of that old school magic.
Directed by Todd Phillips, it stars Luke Wilson, Will Farrell and Vince Vaughn.
In its third week of release, Paramount Pictures' PG-13 rated How To Lose a Guy in 10 Days dropped from second to third position with a still strong ESTIMATED $11.8 million (-37%) at 2923 theaters (unchanged), with an $4,063 per theater average. Its cume is approximately $64.9 million.
Directed by Donald Petrie, it stars Kate Hudson and Matthew McConaughey.
Buena Vista's G rated animated feature The Jungle Book 2 remained in fourth place in its second week, still roaring to an ESTIMATED $8.6 million (-25%) at 2,815 theaters (+7 theaters, $4,238 per theater). Its cume is approximately $25.1 million.
Directed by Steven Trenbirth, it features the voices of Haley Joel Osment, John Goodman, Bob Joles and Tony Jay.
Miramax's PG-13 rated musical Chicago expanded again in its ninth week but dropped from third to fifth place with an ESTIMATED $8.5 million (-33%) at 2,355 theaters (+87 theaters, $3,609 per theater). Its cume is approximately $94.3 million.
Directed by Rob Marshall, it stars Renee Zellweger, Catherine Zeta-Jones and Richard Gere.
*Box office estimates provided by Exhibitor Relations, Inc.