Los Angeles, Dec 16: "Maid In Manhattan" starring pop diva Jennifer Lopez has swept the box office across North America over the weekend, according to preliminary figures.
The romantic comedy was expected to rake in 19 million in its debut to take the top spot, brushing "Star Trek: Nemesis" to second place, with an expected take of 18.7 million.
"Drumline", with an expected take of 13 million was in third place. "The Hot Chick" was expected to gross 7.5 million in its debut, to tie for fourth place with the 007 thriller, "Die Another Day."
Meanwhile "Harry Potter And The Chamber Of Secrets" sunk to sixth place, with an estimated take of 6.1 million, followed by "Analyze That" (5.3 million), "The Santa Clause 2" (4 million), Disney's "Treasure Planet" (3 million) and "Empire" (2.7 million).
Final figures are due out today.


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