Horror scares up auds in U.K., Spain.

Exhibs who pride themselves on being able to accurately forecast how films will perform got some surprises last week, not all of them pleasant.

U.K. bookers were blown away by the preems of "Finding Nemo" and the unheralded "Cabin Fever" as well as the record-breaking London platform of "Kill Bill, Vol. 1."

Programmers in France were sorely disappointed with the turnout for "Le Divorce," considering the Paris setting and helmer James Ivory's local rep, despite its failure in the U.S., Blighty and Spain.

"We expected more from this film, but some people didn't even know it was made by Ivory," opined one Gallic exhib. "The poster was very bad: They felt they had to add little photos of some of the French actors, and it just didn't work."

While Aussie execs were pleased with "Calendar Girls'" debut they were hoping for more after its heady run in its native U.K., and they, along with distrib Hoyts, were floored by the lack of interest in "Gettin' Square," a local crime caper toplining David Wenham and Sam Worthington.

Receipts in the U.K. shot up by 45% while France fell by 25% and ailing Germany slipped by 15%.

"Bad Boys II" did its bit to keep pay windows busy, notching No. 1 bows in 10 markets including Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland, Belgium, Denmark and Hungary.

"Like all sequels, kids know what they're getting when they go see 'Bad Boys II,' and fortunately Will Smith remains a popular star here. The film should hold well into next week," said one Teutonic exec.

Actioner, which experienced typical drops in its soph sessions in the U.K. and Spain, has amassed $67.4 million in 41 territories, tracking way ahead of the original, which grossed $75.6 million overseas.

"Finding Nemo" surged to $110.1 million, spurred by the U.K. Pic delivered BVI's second-biggest toon opener behind "Toy Story 2" (which launched during holidays) and the industry's 10th best ever. Fish tale is the all-time animated champ in 15 markets and is yet to play in continental Europe.

Exhibs were relieved that bootleg "Nemo" DVDs, which bad been circulating in the U.K. ever since the pic bowed domestically in May, had no impact on the opening, and that weekend telecasts of soccer and rugby matches did not dampen the B.O.

"Cabin Fever" came in around 30% higher than most execs had projected, benefiting from an effective TV campaign and auds' appetite for horror.

Despite its 18 rating, "Kill Bill" set a new three-day record at the UCI Empire Leicester Square, beating "Mission: Impossible," hyped by ubiquitous posters featuring Urea Thurman brandishing a samurai sword. Exhibs were expecting a weekend nationwide haul of more than $5 million for Tarantino's splatterfest.

"The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen" was the victor in Italy, Taiwan and Japan, although the Nippon figure was no better than ordinary in a weak frame.

Italo exhibs weren't overly impressed with the Sean Connery starrer's entry and noted its polarizing auds and will probably fall sharply, as happened in Germany and Australia.

Superheroes saga held well enough to retain the lead in its second turn in France, and its cume jumped to $72.1 million in 32 markets, heading for $100 million.

"Spy Kids 3-D" drew lotsa kids in Mexico and Brazil and a reasonable number in Japan, elevating cume to $18.2 million in 10 territories.

Strong holdover biz propelled "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl" to $322.8 million, while in Germany the adventure sailed past "Armageddon" to rank as producer Jerry Bruckheimer's most successful pie.

"Freddy vs. Jason" enthralled the Spanish, who love horror, but was less appealing in Italy, where the genre isn't as popular and one exhib said the title characters are passe. New Line pie has rustled up an estimated $11 million in 15 markets after faring OK in the U.K. and Mexico.

Add France to the list of territories where "Seabiscuit" got off to a slow start, handicapped in the view of one exhib by lack of publicity and a "very American" poster.

But reviews were positive and those who've seen the pie like it, so the film might find its legs this week as schools start vacation.

VARIETY INTERNATIONAL BOX OFFICE

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 JAPAN $1=¥ 109

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) $2,208,136
 2. Onmyoji 2 (Toho) 1,785,633
 3. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (Asmik-Ace) 1,643,753
 4. S.W.A.T. (Sony) 1,566,197
 5. Ongon--The Law of Gold (Toei) 1,126,367
 6. Bayside Shakedown 2 (Toho) 1,114,317
 7. Lara Croft 2 (Toho-Towa) 769,665
 8. Zatoichi (Shochiku) 746,259
 9. Johnny English (UIP) 508,550
10. Matchstick Men (WB) 420,821

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 JAPAN $1=¥ 109

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 1 361
 2. Onmyoji 2 (Toho) 2 276
 3. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (Asmik-Ace) 1 146
 4. S.W.A.T. (Sony) 3 264
 5. Ongon--The Law of Gold (Toei) 1 118
 6. Bayside Shakedown 2 (Toho) 13 275
 7. Lara Croft 2 (Toho-Towa) 4 295
 8. Zatoichi (Shochiku) 5 223
 9. Johnny English (UIP) 2 207
10. Matchstick Men (WB) 2 238

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 JAPAN $1=¥ 109

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) $6,117 --
 2. Onmyoji 2 (Toho) 6,470 -21%
 3. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (Asmik-Ace) 11,259 --
 4. S.W.A.T. (Sony) 5,933 -19%
 5. Ongon--The Law of Gold (Toei) 9,545 --
 6. Bayside Shakedown 2 (Toho) 4,052 +1%
 7. Lara Croft 2 (Toho-Towa) 2,609 -20%
 8. Zatoichi (Shochiku) 3,346 -16%
 9. Johnny English (UIP) 2,457 -35%
10. Matchstick Men (WB) 1,768 -26%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 JAPAN $1=¥ 109

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) $2,208,136
 2. Onmyoji 2 (Toho) 7,371,835
 3. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (Asmik-Ace) 1,643,753
 4. S.W.A.T. (Sony) 12,413,264
 5. Ongon--The Law of Gold (Toei) 1,126,367
 6. Bayside Shakedown 2 (Toho) 151,947,938
 7. Lara Croft 2 (Toho-Towa) 14,947,485
 8. Zatoichi (Shochiku) 22,619,390
 9. Johnny English (UIP) 1,850,661
10. Matchstick Men (WB) 1,634,363

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 U.K./IRELAND $1=0.59 £

 1. Finding Nemo (BVI) $12,254,056
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 2,471,119
 3. Cabin Fever * (Redbus) 1,753,521
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 1,626,756
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 942,594
 6. Down With Love (Fox) 723,001
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 586,800
 8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 429,027
 9. Bright Young Things (Icon) 288,443
10. Kill Bill * (BVI) 270,342

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 U.K./IRELAND $1=0.59 £

 1. Finding Nemo (BVI) 1 453
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 2 381
 3. Cabin Fever * (Redbus) 1 277
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 5 411
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 4 345
 6. Down With Love (Fox) 2 294
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 10 286
 8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 3 233
 9. Bright Young Things (Icon) 2 149
10. Kill Bill * (BVI) 1 1

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 U.K./IRELAND $1=0.59 £

 1. Finding Nemo (BVI) $27,051 --
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 6,486 -53%
 3. Cabin Fever * (Redbus) 6,330 --
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 3,958 -31%
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 2,732 -44%
 6. Down With Love (Fox) 2,459 -28%
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 2,052 -41%
 8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 1,841 -52%
 9. Bright Young Things (Icon) 1,936 -47%
10. Kill Bill * (BVI) 270,342 --

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 U.K./IRELAND $1=0.59 £

 1. Finding Nemo (BVI) $12,600,802
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 9,801,743
 3. Cabin Fever * (Redbus) 1,753,521
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 24,675,066
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 11,716,177
 6. Down With Love (Fox) 2,236,640
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 45,292,552
 8. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 3,924,942
 9. Bright Young Things (Icon) 1,158,260
10. Kill Bill * (BVI) 270,342

* includes previews

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 SPAIN $1=0.85 €

 1. Freddy vs. Jason (Tripictures) $1,800,695
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 1,767,529
 3. Football Days (BVI) 1,161,019
 4. Carmen (BVI) 1,140,470
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 663,820
 6. Legally Blonde 2 (Fox) 411,478
 7. Take My Eyes (Alta Films) 398,699
 8. The In-Laws (Aurum) 368,817
 9. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 353,755
10. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) 314,448

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 SPAIN $1=0.85 €

 1. Freddy vs. Jason (Tripictures) 1 311
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 2 407
 3. Football Days (BVI) 4 211
 4. Carmen (BVI) 2 191
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 3 249
 6. Legally Blonde 2 (Fox) 1 200
 7. Take My Eyes (Alta Films) 1 180
 8. The In-Laws (Aurum) 1 247
 9. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 9 213
10. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) 6 216

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 SPAIN $1=0.85 €

 1. Freddy vs. Jason (Tripictures) $5,790 --
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 4,343 -40%
 3. Football Days (BVI) 5,502 -8%
 4. Carmen (BVI) 5,971 -13%
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 2,666 -24%
 6. Legally Blonde 2 (Fox) 2,057 --
 7. Take My Eyes (Alta Films) 4,984 --
 8. The In-Laws (Aurum) 1,493 --
 9. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 1,661 -34%
10. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) 1,456 -11%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 SPAIN $1=0.85 €

 1. Freddy vs. Jason (Tripictures) $1,800,695
 2. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 5,482,741
 3. Football Days (BVI) 6,103,260
 4. Carmen (BVI) 3,022,556
 5. Italian Job (UIP) 3,557,098
 6. Legally Blonde 2 (Fox) 411,478
 7. Take My Eyes (Alta Films) 404,871
 8. The In-Laws (Aurum) 387,095
 9. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 25,211,808
10. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) 12,194,450

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 AUSTRALIA $1=A1.45AUD

 1. Pirates of the Carribean (BVI) $1,011,504
 2. League of Extraordinary ... (Fox) 948,436
 3. Finding Nemo (BVI) 744,044
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 646,984
 5. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 530,106
 6. Freaky Friday (BVI) 498,801
 7. Lara Croft 2 (UIP/Par) 440,089
 8. Matchstick Men (WB) 355,794
 9. Rugrats Go Wild (UIP) 325,093
10. Agent Cody Banks (Fox) 281,366

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 AUSTRALIA $1=A1.45AUD

 1. Pirates of the Carribean (BVI) 5 350
 2. League of Extraordinary ... (Fox) 2 211
 3. Finding Nemo (BVI) 7 380
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 1 130
 5. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 4 239
 6. Freaky Friday (BVI) 4 236
 7. Lara Croft 2 (UIP/Par) 3 216
 8. Matchstick Men (WB) 2 127
 9. Rugrats Go Wild (UIP) 5 196
10. Agent Cody Banks (Fox) 4 186

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 AUSTRALIA $1=A1.45AUD

 1. Pirates of the Carribean (BVI) $2,890 -44%
 2. League of Extraordinary ... (Fox) 4,495 -60%
 3. Finding Nemo (BVI) 1,958 -58%
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 4,977 --
 5. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 2,218 -46%
 6. Freaky Friday (BVI) 2,114 -48%
 7. Lara Croft 2 (UIP/Par) 2,037 -47%
 8. Matchstick Men (WB) 2,802 -33%
 9. Rugrats Go Wild (UIP) 1,659 -50%
10. Agent Cody Banks (Fox) 1,513 -49%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 AUSTRALIA $1=A1.45AUD

 1. Pirates of the Carribean (BVI) $14,594,517
 2. League of Extraordinary ... (Fox) 3,879,714
 3. Finding Nemo (BVI) 24,337,339
 4. Calendar Girls (BVI) 929,707
 5. Bad Boys II (CTSI) 6,521,039
 6. Freaky Friday (BVI) 3,727,120
 7. Lara Croft 2 (UIP/Par) 3,727,120
 8. Matchstick Men (WB) 1,037,893
 9. Rugrats Go Wild (UIP) 2,598,310
10. Agent Cody Banks (Fox) 2,117,098

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 GERMANY $1=0.85 €

 1. Bad Boys 11 (CTSI) $5,916,002
 2. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 1,889,670
 3. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 1,419,377
 4. Herr Lehmann (Delphi) 545,907
 5. Die wilder Kerle (BVI) 470,660
 6. Identity (CTSI) 374,955
 7. Jester Till (Solo Film) 362,339
 8. Rosenstrasse (Concorde) 352,631
 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 338,563
10. Vier freunde und ... (WB) 241,573

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 GERMANY $1=0.85 €

 1. Bad Boys 11 (CTSI) 1 779
 2. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 2 719
 3. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 6 840
 4. Herr Lehmann (Delphi) 2 128
 5. Die wilder Kerle (BVI) 2 348
 6. Identity (CTSI) 4 415
 7. Jester Till (Solo Film) 3 512
 8. Rosenstrasse (Concorde) 4 205
 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 3 240
10. Vier freunde und ... (WB) 1 216

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 GERMANY $1=0.85 €

 1. Bad Boys 11 (CTSI) $7,594 --
 2. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 2,628 -64%
 3. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 1,690 -55%
 4. Herr Lehmann (Delphi) 4,265 -25%
 5. Die wilder Kerle (BVI) 1,352 -46%
 6. Identity (CTSI) 904 -55%
 7. Jester Till (Solo Film) 708 -57%
 8. Rosenstrasse (Concorde) 1,720 -38%
 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 1,411 -61%
10. Vier freunde und ... (WB) 1,118 --

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 GERMANY $1=0.85 €

 1. Bad Boys 11 (CTSI) $5,916,002
 2. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 8,168,429
 3. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 37,407,982
 4. Herr Lehmann (Delphi) 1,491,486
 5. Die wilder Kerle (BVI) 1,515,589
 6. Identity (CTSI) 4,268,329
 7. Jester Till (Solo Film) 2,097,446
 8. Rosenstrasse (Concorde) 2,594,229
 9. Once Upon a Time in Mexico (BVI) 3,083,306
10. Vier freunde und ... (WB) 241,573

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Week ended 10/14/03 FRANCE $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (UFD) $1,685,087
 2. I'm Staying! (Pathe) 1,176,318
 3. Barbarian Invasions (Pyramide) 1,140,977
 4. Love Me if You Dare (Mars) 810,382
 5. Seabiscuit (GBVI) 800,588
 6. Good Bye Lenin! (Ocean) 775,372
 7. Bruce Almighty (BCT) 721,428
 8. Hero (UIP) 712,708
 9. Underworld (SND) 635,111
10. Italian Job (UIP) 441,821

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Week ended 10/14/03 FRANCE $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (UFD) 2 553
 2. I'm Staying! (Pathe) 2 369
 3. Barbarian Invasions (Pyramide) 3 491
 4. Love Me if You Dare (Mars) 4 356
 5. Seabiscuit (GBVI) 1 257
 6. Good Bye Lenin! (Ocean) 5 192
 7. Bruce Almighty (BCT) 6 408
 8. Hero (UIP) 3 374
 9. Underworld (SND) 3 295
10. Italian Job (UIP) 4 237

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Week ended 10/14/03 FRANCE $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (UFD) $3,047 -37%
 2. I'm Staying! (Pathe) 3,188 -34%
 3. Barbarian Invasions (Pyramide) 2,324 -22%
 4. Love Me if You Dare (Mars) 2,276 -26%
 5. Seabiscuit (GBVI) 3,115 --
 6. Good Bye Lenin! (Ocean) 4,038 -11%
 7. Bruce Almighty (BCT) 1,768 -28%
 8. Hero (UIP) 1,906 -30%
 9. Underworld (SND) 2,153 -29%
10. Italian Job (UIP) 1,864 -17%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Week ended 10/14/03 FRANCE $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (UFD) $4,358,996
 2. I'm Staying! (Pathe) 2,953,463
 3. Barbarian Invasions (Pyramide) 4,527,819
 4. Love Me if You Dare (Mars) 5,572,544
 5. Seabiscuit (GBVI) 800,588
 6. Good Bye Lenin! (Ocean) 4,556,404
 7. Bruce Almighty (BCT) 14,873,333
 8. Hero (UIP) 3,678,136
 9. Underworld (SND) 3,364,097
10. Italian Job (UIP) 3,573,683

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 ITALY $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) $1,742,689
 2. The Dreamers (20th) 1,166,687
 3. American Wedding (UIP) 1,048,824
 4. Freddy vs. Jason (Mediafilm) 504,121
 5. Matchstick Men (WB) 375,717
 6. Anything Else (Medusa) 307,103
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 295,143
 8. Terminator 3 (CTSI) 144,341
 9. Elephant (BIM) 123,892
10. Mio cognato (01) 123,419

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 ITALY $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) 1 316
 2. The Dreamers (20th) 1 307
 3. American Wedding (UIP) 2 342
 4. Freddy vs. Jason (Mediafilm) 1 197
 5. Matchstick Men (WB) 3 175
 6. Anything Else (Medusa) 2 163
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 6 129
 8. Terminator 3 (CTSI) 4 98
 9. Elephant (BIM) 2 84
10. Mio cognato (01) 2 55

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 ITALY $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) $5,515 --
 2. The Dreamers (20th) 3,800 --
 3. American Wedding (UIP) 3,067 -59%
 4. Freddy vs. Jason (Mediafilm) 2,559 --
 5. Matchstick Men (WB) 2,147 -57%
 6. Anything Else (Medusa) 1,884 -55%
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 2,288 -65%
 8. Terminator 3 (CTSI) 1,473 -74%
 9. Elephant (BIM) 1,475 -57%
10. Mio cognato (01) 2,244 -50%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 ITALY $1=0.85 €

 1. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (20th) $1,742,689
 2. The Dreamers (20th) 1,166,687
 3. American Wedding (UIP) 3,545,569
 4. Freddy vs. Jason (Mediafilm) 504,559
 5. Matchstick Men (WB) 2,209,262
 6. Anything Else (Medusa) 1,017,391
 7. Pirates of the Caribbean (BVI) 13,928,649
 8. Terminator 3 (CTSI) 4,513,725
 9. Elephant (BIM) 454,957
10. Mio cognato (01) 400,589

Rank Title (local distributor) Weekend B.O.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 MEXICO * $1=11.24PESOS

 1. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (BCT) $1,585,578
 2. Nicotina (VID) 537,787
 3. Basic (Fox) 386,116
 4. Identity (BCT) 291,962
 5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 210,458
 6. Matchstick Men (WB) 134,668
 7. Freddy vs. Jason (VID) 126,003
 8. American Wedding (UIP) 88,330
 9. Bad Boys II (BVI) 67,444
10. Dumb and Dumberer (VID) 59,280

Rank Title (local distributor) Week Engmnts.

Weekend ended 10/12/03 MEXICO * $1=11.24PESOS

 1. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (BCT) 1 340
 2. Nicotina (VID) 2 230
 3. Basic (Fox) 1 233
 4. Identity (BCT) 2 242
 5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 5 286
 6. Matchstick Men (WB) 3 150
 7. Freddy vs. Jason (VID) 4 162
 8. American Wedding (UIP) 6 165
 9. Bad Boys II (BVI) 5 100
10. Dumb and Dumberer (VID) 4 65

 Eng. %
Rank Title (local distributor) average change

Weekend ended 10/12/03 MEXICO * $1=11.24PESOS

 1. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (BCT) $4,663 --
 2. Nicotina (VID) 2,338 -24%
 3. Basic (Fox) 1,657 --
 4. Identity (BCT) 1,206 -29%
 5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 736 -49%
 6. Matchstick Men (WB) 898 -37%
 7. Freddy vs. Jason (VID) 778 -22%
 8. American Wedding (UIP) 535 -56%
 9. Bad Boys II (BVI) 674 -57%
10. Dumb and Dumberer (VID) 912 -33%

Rank Title (local distributor) B.O. cume

Weekend ended 10/12/03 MEXICO * $1=11.24PESOS

 1. Spy Kids 3D: Game Over (BCT) $1,585,578
 2. Nicotina (VID) 1,677,920
 3. Basic (Fox) 386,116
 4. Identity (BCT) 960,734
 5. League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (Fox) 6,240,795
 6. Matchstick Men (WB) 1,018,810
 7. Freddy vs. Jason (VID) 1,450,002
 8. American Wedding (UIP) 4,474,496
 9. Bad Boys II (BVI) 3,100,588
10. Dumb and Dumberer (VID) 742,443

* all totals include previews

NEW ENTRIES OVERSEAS

High-profile releases debuting over the Oct. 17-19 frame

American Wedding (France)

Bad Boys II (France, Italy, Russia)

Intolerable Cruelty (Brazil, Italy, Mexico, Taiwan)

Kill Bill (Australia, Germany, Hong Kong, U.K.)

Mystic River (Belgium, France, U.K.)

Rundown (Malaysia, Singapore, Taiwan)

S.W.A.T. (Mexico)

The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen (UK)

Archie France Thomas in London, Sheri Jennings in Rome, Liza Klaussmann in Paris and Ed Meza in Berlin contributed to this report.

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