SUBMITTED BY Timbo

November 3, 2003 — "Scary Movie 3" stayed on top of the box office for another week, reaping over $21 million over the weekend.

Audiences were in a laughing mood for Halloween as the horror spoof Scary Movie 3 took in $21.1 million to remain the top film for a second straight weekend.

In its wide-release debut, Disney's animated tale Brother Bear opened in second place with $18.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The haul for Brother Bear was only for Saturday and Sunday. After the movie premiered in two theaters the previous weekend, Disney chose to expand it into wide release on Saturday rather than the usual Friday, which was Halloween, typically a slow night at theaters.

"Halloween has grown and become such a family experience that we chose not to compete with that on Friday," said Disney head of distribution Chuck Viane.

Studios overall reported a big slump in ticket sales Friday because of Halloween, with only horror flicks such as The Texas Chainsaw Massacre holding up well that night.

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