'Blade 2' wins US box office

HOLLYWOOD, March 24 (UPI) -- "Blade 2" led the nation's box office with $33.1 million at 2,707 theaters during Friday-Sunday.

Movie, studio, Friday-Sunday, theaters, cumulative, weeks in release follow:

1. "Blade 2," New Line, $33.1 million, 2,707, $33.1 million, one week

2. "Ice Age," Fox, $31.1 million, 3,345, $88.3 million, two weeks

3. "E.T. 20th Anniversary," Universal, $15.1 million, 3,010, $15.1 million, one week

4. "Showtime," Warner, $8.2 million, 2,917, $26.9 million, two weeks

5. "Resident Evil," Sony, $6.6 million, 2,528, $28.8 million, two weeks

6. "We Were Soldiers," Paramount, $5.8 million, 2,859, $61.7 million, four weeks

7. "The Time Machine," DreamWorks, $5.2 million, 2,809, $48 million, three weeks

8. "A Beautiful Mind," Universal, $4.3 million, 1,450, $154.9 million, 14 weeks

9. "Sorority Boys," Disney, $4.2 million, 1,801, $4.2 million, one week

10. "40 Days and 40 Nights," Miramax, $2.7 million, 1,631, $34.2 million, four weeks