'Harry Potter' dominates box office

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES — "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone" conjured up $82.4 million over the long holiday weekend to easily retain its top spot at the box office for a second straight week.

Movie goers walk past a poster for "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'' at a theater in Marshfield, Wis., on Sunday. Associated Press

"Monsters, Inc." remained the No. 2 movie, grossing $32.5 million Wednesday to Sunday and pushing its total to $192.2 million.

"Spy Game" led the new movies, debuting in third place with $30.6 million. "Black Knight" opened at No. 4 with $15.4 million.

By this weekend, both "Harry Potter" and "Monsters, Inc." will have crossed the $200 million mark, making 2001 a record year with five movies hitting that level. The others are "Shrek," "Rush Hour 2" and "The Mummy Returns." "Pearl Harbor," still playing in discount theaters, is a bit more than $1 million shy of $200 million.

The top 20 movies at North American theaters Wednesday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. and ACNielsen EDI Inc.:

1. "Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone," Warner Bros., $82.4 million, 3,672 locations, $22,437 average, $187 million, two weeks
2. "Monsters, Inc.," Disney, $32.5 million, 3,649 locations, $8,912 average, $192.2 million, four weeks
3. "Spy Game," Universal, $30.6 million, 2,770 locations, $11,035 average, $30.6 million, one week
4. "Black Knight," Fox, $15.4 million, 2,571 locations, $5,994 average, $15.4 million, one week
5. "Shallow Hal," Fox, $12.1 million, 2,643 locations, $4,581 average, $55 million, three weeks
6. "Out Cold," Disney, $6.7 million, 2,011 locations, $3,332 average, $6.7 million, one week
7. "Domestic Disturbance," Paramount, $5.3 million, 2,386 locations, $2,209 average, $39.8 million, four weeks
8. "Heist," Warner Bros., $4.1 million, 1,711 locations, $2,392 average, $20 million, three weeks
9. "The One," Sony, $3 million, 1,727 locations, $1,712 average, $41.9 million, four weeks
10. "Life as a House," New Line, $2.7 million, 1,119 locations, $2,426 average, $12.2 million, five weeks
11. "The Wash," Lions Gate, $2.4 million, 749 locations, $3,160 average, $6.5 million, two weeks
12. "K-PAX," Universal, $2.34 million, 1,256 locations, $1,865 average, $48.2 million, five weeks
13. "Amelie," Miramax, $2.3 million, 217 locations, $10,582 average, $7.8 million, four weeks
14. "13 Ghosts," Warner Bros., $1.5 million, 905 locations, $1,700 average, $39.6 million, five weeks
15. "The Man Who Wasn't There," USA Films, $1.2 million, 246 locations, $4,970 average, $4.6 million, three weeks
16. "Bandits," MGM, $751,802, 602 locations, $1,249 average, $40.7 million, seven weeks
17. "Sidewalks of New York," Paramount Classics, $678,286, 99 locations, $6,851 average, $678,286, one week
18. "Serendipity," Miramax, $664,394, 506 locations, $1,313 average, $48.1 million, eight weeks
19. "Training Day," Warner Bros., $576,434, 458 locations, $1,259 average, $75 million, eight weeks
20. "Novocaine," Artisan, $446,353, 120 locations, $3,720 average, $945,325, two weeks