Willy Wonka, 'Wedding Crashers' retain top spots
LOS ANGELES - "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" and "Wedding Crashers" held off a rush of new releases to retain the top two spots at the weekend box office.
But after two straight weekends of rising revenue, Hollywood slid back into the slump that has lingered most of the year. The top 12 movies took in $128.9 million, down 7 percent from the same weekend in 2004.
"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," starring Johnny Depp as candyman Willy Wonka, remained the top movie with $28.3 million, bringing its 10-day total to $114.1 million.
Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn's "Wedding Crashers" held on to the No. 2 spot with $26.2 million, raising its 10-day total to $80.9 million. "Wedding Crashers" held up strongly, its revenues off just 23 percent from opening weekend, compared to a 50 percent drop on "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory."
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday
at North American theaters
, according to Exhibitor
Relations Co.:
1. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," $28.3 million.
2. "Wedding Crashers," $26.2 million.
3. "Fantastic Four," $12.3 million.
4. "The Island," $12.1 million.
5. "The Bad News Bears," $11.5 million.
6. "War of the Worlds," $8.8 million.
7. "Hustle & Flow," $8.1 million.
8. "The Devil's Rejects," $7 million.
9. "Batman Begins," $4.7 million.
10. "March of the Penguins," $4.3 million.
