'Four Brothers' places first
LOS ANGELES - The John Singleton revenge flick "Four Brothers" beat its cinematic siblings to take the top spot at the weekend box office.
The supernatural thriller "The Skeleton Key," starring Kate Hudson, came in second with $15.8 million. The big screen remake of the TV show "The Dukes of Hazzard" fell 58 percent in its second week, but that was good enough for third place with $13 million.
The other debut in wide release, the gross-out sequel "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," finished a distant fifth with $9.4 million.
The Morgan Freeman-narrated documentary "March of the Penguins" continued to do well, dropping only one spot and bringing its ticket sales to $37.6 million.
The other new release this weekend, "The Great Raid," from Miramax, earned $3.4 million.
1. "Four Brothers," $20.7 million
2. "The Skeleton Key," $15.8 million
3. "The Dukes of Hazzard," $13 million
4. "Wedding Crashers," $12 million
5. "Deuce Bigalow: European Gigolo," $9.4 million
6. "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory," $7.3 million
7. "March of the Penguins," $6.7 million.
8. "Sky High," $6.1 million
9. "Must Love Dogs," $4.6 million
10. "The Great Raid," $3.4 million
By The Associated Press
