1.) Monster-in-Law $24,025,000
2.) Kicking and Screaming $20,851,000
3.) Unleashed $10,587,000
4.) Kingdom of Heaven $9,625,000
5.) Crash $7,200,000
Three new films targeting different audiences injected some well-needed cash into the marketplace taking over the top chart positions, but still could not prevent the North American box office from suffering its 12th consecutive down weekend versus last year. Jennifer Lopez scored the best debut of her career with Monster-in-Law which opened at number one and was followed by Will Ferrell's competing family comedy Kicking and Screaming which landed in second with a solid bow. Jet Li catered to the action audience with Unleashed which premiered in third. Overall ticket sales did, however, experience a healthy gain over the last several weeks when grosses were stuck in a fixed range.