“Queen of the Damned,” co-starring the late pop singer Aaliyah as an ancient vampire, debuted as the top weekend movie with $14.8 million. The hospital-hostage drama “John Q” slipped from first place to second with $12.5 million in its second weekend. Kevin Costner’s supernatural love story “Dragonfly” opened at No. 3 with $10.2 million.
The top 20 movies at North American theaters Friday 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. are:
1. “Queen of the Damned,” Warner Bros., $14.8 million, 2,511 locations, $5,877 average, $14.8 million, one week.
2. “John Q,” New Line, $12.5 million, 2,505 locations, $4,980 average, $39.8 million, two weeks.
3. “Dragonfly,” Universal, $10.2 million, 2,507 locations, $4,075 average, $10.2 million, one week.
4. “Return to Never Land,” Disney, $9 million, 2,626 locations, $3,423 average, $27.3 million, two weeks.
5. “Crossroads,” Paramount, $7 million, 2,381 locations, $2,944 average, $26.2 million, two weeks.
6. “Big Fat Liar,” Universal, $6.3 million, 2,437 locations, $2,595, $33.2 million, three weeks.
7. “A Beautiful Mind,” Universal, $5.3 million, 2,069 locations, $2,565 average, $132.7 million, 10 weeks.
8. “Hart’s War,” MGM, $4.5 million, 2,459 locations, $1,814 average, $15 million, two weeks.
9. “Super Troopers,” Fox Searchlight, $3.9 million, 1,805 locations, $2,165 average, $12.5 million, two weeks.
10. “Collateral Damage,” Warner Bros., $3.86 million, 2,410 locations, $1,600 average, $34.6 million, three weeks.
11. “Black Hawk Down,” Sony, $3.6 million, 1,802 locations, $2,000 average, $101.3 million, nine weeks.
12. “The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring,” New Line, $3.5 million, 1,510 locations, $2,290 average, $283.2 million, 10 weeks.
13. “Snow Dogs,” Disney, $3.3 million, 2,194 locations, $1,521 average, $72.6 million, six weeks.
14. “The Count of Monte Cristo,” Disney, $3.2 million, 1,353 locations, $2,373 average, $44.6 million, five weeks.
15. “I Am Sam,” New Line, $2.3 million, 1,074 locations, $2,112 average, $33.1 million, nine weeks.
16. “In the Bedroom,” Miramax, $2.25 million, 1,103 locations, $2,040 average, $26.2 million, 14 weeks.
17. “Monster’s Ball,” Lions Gate, $2.1 million, 554 locations, $3,787 average, $10.8 million, nine weeks.
18. “Gosford Park,” USA Films, $2 million, 821 locations, $2,453 average, $28.4 million, nine weeks.
19. “A Walk to Remember,” Warner Bros., $1.6 million, 1,306 locations, $1,201 average, $38.2 million, five weeks.
20. “Rollerball,” MGM, $1.2 million, 1,409 locations, $841 average, $17.6 million, three weeks.
