February 10th, 2004

Top Cut

The sequel to 2002's biggest sleeper, Barbershop 2: Back In Business took the top spot over the weekend at the box office with a very impressive 24.2 million. Opening to some pretty nice reviews, and with the spin-off feature "Beauty Shop" on its way to theaters this Thanksgiving, MGM has a nice new franchise on its hands.

In second place was the critically hailed sports drama Miracle, starring the always wonderful Kurt Russell. The film scored a nice 19.3 million, and should have good word of mouth to sustain itself on the charts. Last week's surprise winner, You Got Served, fell down to third with 7.5 million. In fourth place was Along Came Polly with 6.8 million and in fifth The Butterfly Effect with 6.5 million.

The third and last new release of the weekend, the kid heist film Catch That Kid scored 5.8 million at the box office. The Lord Of The Rings: The Return Of The King passed 350 million over the weekend by adding 4.2 million to its tally while Mystic River, high on its Oscar buzz, took in another 3.6 million. Right behind it was Monster which also took a big leap due to Oscar nods with 3.5 million and finally, Cold Mountain with 3.2 million.

Next weekend - will Adam Sandler start to close down the barbershop? As always, stay tuned DVD fans.

-Zach B.