LOS ANGELES - The Grinch is being packed away with the Christmas ornaments after a great holiday run. Over the weekend, Tom Hanks and Mel Gibson were the big draws.
Hanks' Cast Away was No 1 at the box office for the third straight weekend, grossing $US24.1 ($53.9) million and pushing its total to $US143.5 million in just 17 days.
Gibson's romantic comedy What Women Want was in second place with $US15.5 million, climbing to $US137.8 million in just over three weeks.
The drug-war drama Traffic, a favourite with critics, was No 3 with $US14.9 million. Dr Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas finally fell out of the top 10. The Grinch was the top-grossing film released in 2000, taking in $US257.7 million.
The full top 10: 1. Cast Away; 2. What Women Want; 3. Traffic; 4. Miss Congeniality ($US13.8 million); 5. The Family Man ($9.2 million); 6. The Emperor's New Groove ($7 million); 7. Vertical Limit ($5 million); 8. Wes Craven Presents Dracula 2000 ($4.2 million); 9. Dude, Where's My Car? ($3.8 million); 10. Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon ($3.7 million).
- REUTERS
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