J.Lo on TOP of the BOX OFFICE

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Millions of North American moviegoers spent the weekend ordering "Maid" service from Jennifer Lopez ( news).

The ubiquitous pop icon scored the biggest opening of her career as her romantic comedy "Maid in Manhattan" opened at No. 1 with ticket sales of $19 million for the three days beginning Dec. 13, according to studio estimates issued Sunday.

The $55 million Cinderella film, in which "J.Lo" plays a hotel domestic who falls for a politician (Ralph Fiennes ( news)), was among four rookies that crowded into the top five. Their arrival, just as schools are breaking for vacation, helped the business recover from last weekend's traditional post-Thanksgiving slump. "Maid" was released by Sony Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp

Previous champion, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Inc.'s James Bond thriller "Die Another Day," shared the No. 4 spot with Walt Disney Co.'s rookie comedy "The Hot Chick," both reporting $7.5 million. But the 20th official outing by Agent 007 now ranks as the highest grossing film in the 40-year-old franchise. Its four-week total climbed to $131.6 million, passing the lifetime total of 1999's "The World Is Not Enough" ($127 million).

Meanwhile, another sturdy franchise appeared to be losing some warp speed. "Star Trek Nemesis," the 10th movie in the sci-fi series opened at No. 2 with $18.8 million. But executives at the film's studio, Viacom Inc.-owned Paramount Pictures, had hoped for at least $20 million.

On the other hand, 20th Century Fox's urban comedy-drama "Drumline" opened at No. 3 with $13.1 million, far exceeding expectations. The $20 million film revolves around a hip-hop drummer in a marching band at a black college.

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[Jedi Master]

What Star Trek is not #1?!?

[chernabog_ca]

Weird. A couple of us went to the movies this afternoon. Some of us saw Star Trek and a few others went and saw Maid. The Star Trek theater was packed. After we asked the ones that saw Maid how full thier theater was and they said it was empty.

[Hulkster]

Geez, J-Lo is bigger than Star Trek. Maid in Manhattan was playing on more screens though.