The Associated Press
Ben Stiller and Vince Vaughn buried Tom Hanks and Steven Spielberg under a barrage of red rubber balls.
Stiller and Vaughn's Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story debuted as the weekend's top movie with $30 million, whipping Hanks and Spielberg's The Terminal, which opened at No. 2 with $18.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The weekend's other new wide release, Jackie Chan and Steve Coogan's Around the World in 80 Days, came in at No. 9 with just $6.8 million for the weekend and $9.6 million since opening Wednesday.
"Vin Diesel's The Chronicles of Riddick fell from second place to seventh, taking in $8.3 million. Nicole Kidman's The Stepford Wives came in at No. 6 with $9.2 million.
Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, the No. 1 film the previous two weeks, was No. 3 with $17.4 million. Shrek 2 was fourth with $13.6 million, pushing its total to $378.3 million. to become No. 6 on the all-time domestic chart.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at North American theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released today.
1. Dodgeball: A True Underdog Story, $30 million.
2. The Terminal, $18.7 million.
3. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban, $17.4 million.
4. Shrek 2, $13.6 million.
5. Garfield: The Movie, $11 million.
6. The Stepford Wives, $9.2 million.
7. The Chronicles of Riddick, $8.3 million.
8. The Day After Tomorrow, $7.55 million.
9. Around the World in 80 Days, $6.8 million.
10. Troy, $1.7 million.
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