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"Dukes of Hazzard" Tops US Weekend Box Office "Dukes of Hazzard", starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson topped this weekend box office.	By Mihaela Stroia, Entertainment Editor 8th of August 2005, 20:31 GMT Adjust text size:

"Dukes of Hazzard", starring Johnny Knoxville, Seann William Scott and Jessica Simpson topped this weekend box office, with $30.6 million in its first three days of release, according to studio estimates Sunday. 'The Wedding Crashers' starring Owen Wilson and Vince Vaughn took in $16.5 million, spending its third week at number two on the weekend charts. Johnny Depp's "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" dropped on the third place, with $10.6 million. The story from "Duke of Hazzard", written by Jonathan Davis, with revisions by John O'Brien and Broken Lizard, is set in present day, and follows the adventures of "good old boy" cousins, Bo (Seann William Scott) and Luke (Johnny Knoxville) Duke. With the help of their eye-catching cousin Daisy (Jessica Simpson) and moonshine running Uncle Jesse (Willie Nelson), they try and save the family farm from being destroyed by Hazzard County's corrupt commissioner Boss Hogg (Burt Reynolds). Weekend Box Office 1. The Dukes of Hazzard $30.6 million 2. The Wedding Crashers $16.5 million 3. Charlie and the Chocolate Factory $10.6 million 4. Sky High $9.0 million 5. Must Love Dogs $7.4 million 6. March of the Penguins $6.9 million 7. Stealth $5.8 million 8. Fantastic Four $4.1 million 9. War of the Worlds $3.6 million 10. The Island $3.1 million Estimated sales according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Source: AP

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