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‘Crashers’ weekend’s top film

Associated Press

LOS ANGELES – Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn caught the box-office bouquet as their comedy “Wedding Crashers” pulled a switch with a $20.5 million weekend, becoming the No. 1 movie after two weekends in second place. Johnny Depp’s “Charlie and the Chocolate Factory,” the top movie the previous two weekends, slipped to No. 2 with $16.4 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Leading the newcomers was “Sky High,” featuring Kurt Russell and Kelly Preston in an action comedy set at a high school for superheroes that debuted in third place with $14.6 million.

“Stealth,” about Navy pilots (Josh Lucas, Jessica Biel and Jamie Foxx) taking on a rogue drone plane, crashed and burned, finishing at No. 4 with $13.5 million. The date flick “Must Love Dogs,” a romance starring Diane Lane and John Cusack, came in fifth with $13.05 million. The top 12 movies took in $112.1 million, down a steep 21 percent from the same weekend last year.