US Box Office gives in to a Vice

The reign of those hearty Pirates is finally over. Well, sort of. After three weeks at the top of the US box office charts, Jack Sparrow and the Caribbean cast have been ousted from their number one spot by a pair of slick, hard living vice cops.

Michael Mann’s new Miami Vice grabbed hold of the top spot this weekend with $25.2 million. It’s a solid, if slightly soft opening for the stylish thriller. But even in second place, the Pirates won’t exactly be worried – they plundered $20.4 million this weekend alone and are currently sitting atop a Dead Man’s Chest laden with $358 million. And that’s just their US total so far.

Fourth place was Monster House, which is sadly not showing real staying power. It’s already slipped two places and made just $11.5 million this weekend. But that sort of figure is a pipe dream for this week’s third new arrival – fellow ‘toon The Ant Bully, from Warner Bros. The insect-based family comedy arrived looking like it had been sprayed with Red Can, and took just $8 million for fifth.

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