Actors Jamie Foxx (L) and Colin Farrell, stars of the new crime drama film 'Miami Vice' are shown in a scene from the film in this undated publicity photograph. The film opens in the U.S. July 28. - REUTERS
LOS ANGELES (AP):
It took Crockett and Tubbs from Miami Vice to finally defeat Captain Jack Sparrow and Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest at the wekend box office.
The Universal Studios film, starring Jamie Foxx and Colin Farrell, took in US$25.7 million from Friday through Sunday, moving Pirates out of the top slot after three weeks as the leader.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theatres Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theatre locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.:
Miami Vice, Universal, US$25,723,815, 3,021 locations, US$8,515 average, US$25,723,815, one week.
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest, Disney, US$20,606,578, 3,834 locations, $5,375 average, US$358,485,761, four weeks.
John Tucker Must Die, Fox, US$14,276,534, 2,560 locations, US$5,577 average, US$14,276,534, one week.
Monster House, Sony, US$11,663,308, 3,553 locations, US$3,283 average,US $44,035,290, two weeks.
The Ant Bully, Warner Bros., US$8,432,465, 3,050 locations, US$2,765 average, US$8,432,465, one week.
Lady in the Water, Warner Bros., US$7,144,275, 3,235 locations, US$2,208 average, US$32,203,657, two weeks.
You, Me and Dupree, Universal, US$7,106,280, 2,820 locations, US$2,520 average, $59,119,020, three weeks.
Little Man, Sony, US$5,124,245, 2,175 locations, US$2,356 average, US$50,187,262, three weeks.
The Devil Wears Prada, Fox, US$4,673,346, 1,778 locations, US$2,628 average, US$106,561,887, five weeks.
My Super Ex-Girlfriend, Fox, US$4,096,933, 2,702 locations, US$1,516 average, $16,751,286, two weeks.
