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 Alien vs. Predator Dominates Box Office 


08-17-04
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(antiTainment) �Alien vs. Predator� killed the competition at the box office this past weekend. The Sci-Fi thriller made an impressive debut with a $38.29 domestic box office. Not even a Princess could win this battle. 

Disney�s "The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," landed at No 2 with a opening gross of just under $23 million. However, the film opened last Wednesday which brings the five day opening gross up to $37.14 million. 

Tom Cruise dropped from 1st to 3rd place with his action packed �Collateral�, which brought in $16.17 million, bringing the ten day total to $52.56 million

The theatrical adaptation of the Japanese animated franchise "Yu-Gi-Oh!," scored a 4th place finish with $9.49 million. 

"The Bourne Supremacy" rounded out the Top five with a weekend gross of  $8.3 million. 
 
 
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