US Box Office
Last week generated enough heat to continue (Ice Age 2:) The Meltdown, finishing again at the top spot with $34.5 (leaving the original behind, and making it the first this year to cross the $100 million mark). That leaves The Benchwarmers, a comedy with Rob Schneider, David Spade and Jon Heder as a baseball team, the runner up spot with $20 million. Third is another new release, Take the Lead, starring Antonia Banderas as a dance teacher, earns $12.7 million.
Meanwhile Inside Man drops 2 places, with $9.2 million. Rounding out the top 5 is Lucky Number Slevin, but the $7.1 million it brought in, indicates that luck wasn’t very much involved.