Despite generally poor reviews, the swordplay actioner THE MUSKETEER, with primary visual effects by Das Werk, managed to leap to the front of a rather wan pack during the first weekend of the fall movie season bringing in $10.7M for its debut. JEEPERS CREEPERS, with primary visual effects by E=MC2 and Max Ink Café LLC, fell three spots from last week's number one to come in fourth with a weekend gross of $6.1M, bringing its two week total to $24.3M. RUSH HOUR 2, with primary visual effects by Cinesite, has passed the $200M mark with a weekend take of $5.9M and a total gross of $206.1M in its 6th week of release. RAT RACE, with animated opening titles by Wild Brain, slipped to eighth earning $4.4M raising its cume to $43.2M. The comedy JAY AND SILENT BOB STRIKE BACK, with primary visual effects by Digital Research Lab, MetroLight Studios and Tigar Hare Studios, dropped out of the top ten collecting just $2.3M for $25.6M total to date. Warner Bros. OSMOSIS JONES is falling at a rapid pace. Having been pulled from all but 182 theaters, last week's gross was a little over $111,000, adding up to just $13.2M in five weeks of release. Ouch! Box office information was obtained from yahoo.com.
