'Bringing Down the House' wins box office

HOLLYWOOD, March 9 (UPI) -- "Bringing Down the House" led the nation's box office with $31.7 million at 2,801 theaters during Friday-Sunday.

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

1. "Bringing Down the House," Disney, $31.7 million, 2,801, $31.7 million, 1 week

2. "Tears of the Sun," Sony, $17.2 million, 2,973, $17.2 million, 1 week

3. "Old School," DreamWorks, $9.3 million, 2,707, $50.8 million, 3 weeks

4. "Chicago," Miramax, $7 million, 2,600, $114.6 million, 11 weeks

5. "How to Lose a Guy in 10 Days," Paramount, $6.8 million, 2,897, $87 million, 5 weeks

6. "Cradle 2 the Grave," Warner, $6.6 million, 2,625, $27 million, 2 weeks

7. "Daredevil," Fox, $5.2 million, 2,778, $91.5 million, 4 weeks

8. "The Jungle Book 2," Disney, $4.3 million, 2,553, $39.5 million, 4 weeks

9. "Shanghai Knights," Disney, $2.7 million, 1,905, $54.7 million, 5 weeks

10. "The Life of David Gale," Universal, $2.1 million, 1,872, $17.1 million, 3 weeks