February 3rd, 2004

You Got... Served?

On the usually slow weekend of Super Bowl Sunday, there was a surprising bright spot. The urban dance film You Got Served, starring the now broken up pop group B2K, grossed an incredibly impressive 16.1 million dollars. Given its low budget, the film has already made some kind of profit. Could this be the first sleeper hit of the year? Perhaps...

In the second was last week's winner, the psychological/sci-fi thriller The Butterfly Effect making 9.5 this weekend. Right under it was Along Came Polly with 9.3 million, while The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King took in another 5.3 million and has now topped "The Two Towers" in domestic grosses.

Another newcomer this weekend, The Perfect Score, was far from perfect by bringing in a meager 4.8 million. Big Fish begins to drown as it made 4.5 this weekend, while Mystic River shot up a few spots thanks to its recent Oscar nominations with 4.3 million.

Rounding out the top ten were Cheaper By The Dozen (4.28 million), the romantic comedy bomb Win A Date With Tad Hamilton! (4.21 million) and Miramax's once-great Oscar hope, Cold Mountain (4 million).

-Zach B.