MIAMI VICE - MIAMI VICE SINKS PIRATES AT US BOX OFFICE

MIAMI VICE SINKS PIRATES AT US BOX OFFICE

The big screen remake of 1980s iconic TV show MIAMI VICE finally toppled blockbuster PIRATES OF THE CARIBBEAN: DEAD MAN'S CHEST for the top spot at the US box office. The gritty cop drama took in $25.2 million (GBP14 million) in its first week in release, knocking the JOHNNY DEPP movie into second place with $20.5 million (GBP11.4 million), after three weeks in the number one position. Pirates posted the biggest opening weekend of all time and has a total box office takes of $358.4 million (GBP199 million). Teen comedy JOHN TUCKER MUST DIE, starring former DESPERATE HOUSEWIVES star JESSE METCALFE, debuted in third place with a respectable $14 million (GBP7.8 million). THE ANT BULLY, an animated family film featuring the voices of MERYL STREEP, JULIA ROBERTS and NICOLAS CAGE, opened in fifth place with a disappointing $8.1 million (GBP4.5 million). Quirky independent film LITTLE MISS SUNSHINE, starring GREG KINNEAR and STEVE CARRELL, opened strongly in limited release, taking in $356,863 (GBP198,000) in only seven theatres in New York City and Los Angeles.