Johnny Depp attends the premiere of Walt Disney's "Pirates Of The Caribbean: At World's End"
© AFP/Getty Images/File Vince BucciLOS ANGELES (AFP) - The Pirates' takings were down sharply on the movie's 126.5-million-dollar opening run the previous holiday weekend, giving it 217.5 million dollars overall from its first 12 days, said the full weekend tally from industry tracker Exhibitor Relations.
The figure for takings from the Canadian and United States box offices represented a 61 percent drop from the previous weekend when the movie launched, the California-based firm said.
But "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" has already cracked opening week records around the world, earlier pulling in 404 million dollars over six days, Walt Disney Studios said. It has now earned more than 620 million dollars worldwide, according to Monday's count.
Judd Apatow's comedy "Knocked Up" -- the new picture from the director of "40 Year-Old Virgin" -- opened in second place meanwhile, taking 30.7 million in its first weekend, a high score for a movie barred to children under 17.
In third was the Disney "Pirates" blockbuster rival, the animated adventure "Shrek the Third." The friendly green monster took 28 million in his third weekend, 50 percent down on the previous weekend's takings.
"Shrek" has now taken 256 million dollars overall.
Another new release, "Mr Brooks," placed fourth with 10 million dollars, ahead of the summer's other blockbuster heavyweight "Spider Man 3," which took 7.6 million to bring its total takings to 318.2 million in its fifth week.
"Spider-Man" remains the highest-grossing movie so far this year, with 318 million dollars' of takings in North America in its fifth week of release and more than 820 million worldwide.
The thriller "Mr Brooks" stars Kevin Costner as a successful businessman and family man who stalks the night as a serial killer.
Southern comedy "Waitress" with Cheryl Hines in the title role took two million in is fifth week, in sixth place.
The weekend's other high-earning new release was "Gracie," about a 15-year-old girl's determination to play soccer against boys, which took 1.4 million in its first three days, placing seventh.
It is based on the real-life experience of actress Elisabeth Shue who also stars as one of the girl's parents.
The next high grosser was "Bug," a psychological thriller from the director of the 1973 horror classic "The Exorcist," William Friedkin, which took 1.3 million in its second week.
Rounding out the top 12 at the box office were futuristic horror sequel "28 Weeks Later" (1.2 million), the Hitchcock-inspired thriller "Disturbia" (1.1 million in its eighth week), "Wild Hogs" (880 thousand) and "Georgia Rule" with Hollywood wild-child Lindsay Lohan (589 thousand).
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