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Madagascar Leaps to Number One; Sith Sets New Record

Despite the current box office malaise, MADAGASCAR took over the top spot after debuting last week at number three. The computer-animated comedy grabbed $28.1M for DreamWorks to reach $100M for the weekend ended June 5, 2005. Paramounts THE LONGEST YARD held the second spot with $26M and a two-week cume of $95.7M. However, despite falling to third place with $25M, Foxs STAR WARS: EPISODE III REVENGE OF THE SITH (with its stunning vfx by ILM) managed to break the $300M barrier at a record pace, with its $300.7M total. Universals CINDERELLA MAN (with vfx by Digital Domain) debuted in fourth place with a soft $18.3M followed by Warner Bros. THE SISTERHOOD OF THE TRAVELING PANTS, which collected $9.8M. New Lines MONSTER-IN-LAW (with vfx by Digital Dimension) fell to sixth place with $6M and $71.1M. Sonys LORDS OF DOGTOWN (with vfx by Gray Matter FX) bowed in seventh with $5.7M. Lions Gates CRASH earned the eighth position with $3.2M and $40.9M. Universals KICKING & SCREAMING dropped to ninth with $2.3M and a cume of $47.7M. Focus UNLEASHED settled for 10th with $842,482 for a total of $23.5M. Box office information obtained from boxofficemojo.com.

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Bill Desowitz, former editor of VFXWorld, is currently the Crafts Editor of IndieWire.