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Pie sequel beats Blonde ambition
Tuesday, 30 October, 2001 http://www.news.bbc.co.uk
US comedy Legally Blonde, starring Reese Witherspoon, has failed to topple teen comedy American Pie 2 from the top of the UK box office chart.
The sequel to the 1999 smash hit, starring Jason Biggs and Alyson Hannigan, has continued to perform strongly taking £1.62m in its third weekend.
Legally Blonde topped the US box office in its opening weekend there, taking $20.4m (£14.5m), but only managed £1.4m here.
Another new entrant, the Bollywood blockbuster Asoka came in at number nine.
Shahrukh Khan plays King Asoka in the film which took £235,461 though it was only playing at 76 cinemas.
The Coen brothers' latest quirky offering The Man Who Wasn't There, a sepia-tinged thriller with Frances McDormand entered the charts at number seven.
Horror flick
Box office receipts for its opening weekend totalled £419,679.
Low-budget horror flick Jeepers Creepers held third place.
Billed as the scariest movie to come out of America in 10 years it took £1.13m in its second week in the UK charts.
UK box office top five
American Pie 2
Legally Blonde
Jeepers Creepers
Atlantis: The Lost Empire
America's Sweethearts
Moulin Rouge
The Man Who Wasn't There
Amelie
Asoka
Enigma
Animated adventure Atlantis: The Lost Empire has remained at number four in the charts with a box office take of £1.1m.
Voiced by Michael J Fox and James Garner, the Disney cartoon has taken £4.07m since its release.
America's Sweethearts, with a cast that includes Catherine Zeta Jones and Julia Roberts was at number five in only its second week in the chart.
It took a disappointing £961,575 at the weekend.
Musical extravaganza Moulin Rouge has slipped one place to number six.
Over the three-day weekend period it took £472,809, eight weeks after its release date.
French feelgood film Amelie is at number eight, having taken £276,343.
Code-breaking thriller Enigma took £229,858 followed by Cats and Dogs which has leapt back up the charts.
The film has taken £22.7m in its 13 weeks in the charts.
Steven Spielberg's epic film about the future AI (Artificial Intelligence) is at number eight, taking £254,570 and British football comedy Mike Bassett: England Manager is at number nine.