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'The Mexican' tops 'Hannibal'
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HOLLYWOOD royalty Brad Pitt and Julia Roberts added some spice to the North American weekend box office as their new film ``The Mexican'' toppled ``Hannibal'' from the No 1 spot, according to studio estimates issued on Monday.
``The Mexican'', a comedy-drama released by DreamWorks, grossed about US$20.3 million for the Friday-to-Sunday period, followed by another new entry, the children's movie ``See Spot Run'' with US$10.2 million. Both movies were trashed by critics, but the former was underpinned by its star power and the latter by the absence of competing kids' pictures.
Pitt played a mobster who was dispatched to Mexico to pick up a priceless antique pistol called ``the Mexican'', while Roberts played his girlfriend.
``Hannibal,'' meanwhile, pulled in about US$10.1 million, taking the 24-day total for the Anthony Hopkins thriller to US$142.8 million. The film had ruled the box office for three weekends.
The Chinese-language martial arts romance ``Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon'' held steady at No 5.
(SD-Agencies)
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