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The Barnyard came in second with about $16 mil, Pirates was third with about $11 mil, Miami Vice dropped 62% to fourth with $9.6 mil, and The Descent was fifth with about $8 mil.
As far as the 62% Miami Vice drop goes (warning: pleas about to be copped), based on the comments Universal executives made last week when it debuted at #1 ("We were pleasantly surprised... we set out to do something different with this remake"), they were clearly resigned to the fact that this movie won't make its money back... the movie was not designed to be an adult thrill ride like Pirates was for kids... ______________________________________________________________________ The Avi? A SLANDERED, forgotten classic. You stone throwers should be ASHAMED!