With Denzel Washingtons football flick, REMEMBER THE TITANS, firmly taking the top spot, the reissue of THE EXORCIST repossessed second place. The classic horror flick, with digital clean-up by Pacific Title Digital, scared up another US$7.21 million, levitating its cume to $17.67 million. Taking third for the second straight week was ALMOST FAMOUS, with a gross of $5.57 million. The rock n roll romp, with primary visual effects by Manex and Pacific Title Digital, raised its cume to $17.83 million. Plummeting from first to fourth, URBAN LEGENDS: FINAL CUT scrounged up $4.41 million. The scare fest sequel, with primary visual effects by Pacific Title Digital, has raked in an estimated $14.68 million thus far. Sinking a spot to settle in ninth, WHAT LIES BENEATH took home an additional $1.64 million. The specter spectacle, with primary visual effects by Sony Pictures Imageworks, has drummed up $150.6 million so far. After early reports had it at #10, SPACE COWBOYS lassoed 11th place, grossing another $1.4 million. The space saga, with primary visual effects by ILM, has rounded up $86.98 million to date. THE CELL placed 13th, with a gross of $1.04 million. The serial killer thriller, with primary visual effects by Toybox, has a disappointing cume of $59.08 million. In 14th place, SCARY MOVIE summoned another $816,607. The raunchy roast, with primary visual effects by Centropolis Effects, has a cume of $154.9 million. Landing in the 17th slot, NUTTY PROFESSOR II: THE KLUMPS ate up an additional $678,165. The Eddie Murphy vehicle, with primary visual effects by Double Negative Ltd., has accumulated $120.8 million. Other animated and special effects laden films finishing in the top fifty were: GONE IN 60 SECONDS at #24, with a gross of $385,595 and a cume of $100.1 million; THE PERFECT STORM at #25, with a gross of $372,285 and a cume of $180.6 million; X-MEN at #27, with a gross of $354,049 and a cume of $155.7 million; HIGHLANDER: ENDGAME at #28, with a gross of $285,185 and a cume of $12.47 million; GLADIATOR at #29, with a gross of $273,392 and a cume of $186.1 million; THE PATRIOT at #31, with a gross of $210,110 and a cume of $113.1 million; CHICKEN RUN at #32, with a gross of $200,996 and a cume of $105.5 million; HOLLOW MAN at #36, with a gross of $176,389 and a cume of $72.71 million; BLESS THE CHILD at #38, with a gross of $144,371 and a cume of $28.84 million; MISSION: IMPOSSIBLE 2 at #40, with a gross of $112,807 and a cume of $215.3 million; T-REX: BACK TO THE CRETACEOUS at #45, with a gross of $84,103 and a cume of $34.6 million; and SHAFT at #50, with a gross of $70,429 and a cume of $70.23 million. Box office figures were obtained on HollywoodReporter.com.
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