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Horror sequel The Ring 2 topped the box office charts in the US and
Canada over the weekend, taking $36m (￡27m) in its first three days on
release.
The film, which stars Naomi Watts, is a remake of a Japanese shocker
about a series of deaths linked to a mysterious video tape.
Last week's number one, computer animated adventure Robots, fell to
second place, taking $21.8m (￡11.3m).
Another former chart-topper, Vin Diesel comedy The Pacifier, dropped to
third.
The Disney film Ice Princess and Will Smith comedy Hitch completed the
top five.
The original Ring, which also starred Naomi Watts was released in 2002
and was a surprise hit, taking around $129m (￡66.9m) at the US box office.
Both films are based on a series of novels by Japanese author Koji
Suzuki.
A spokesman for its distributor DreamWorks said it expected the film to
mirror the pattern of other horror sequels, which have tend to have big
opening weekends followed by a steady drop at the box office.
"Sequels just don't play the same way. You have to expect a good drop,"
said Jim Tharp, the studio's head of distribution.
"Obviously, we would hope to get $100m (￡51.8m)
but we don't do any of those projections this early in the game."
(BBC) | 
Updated: 2005-03-22 08:55