LOS ANGELES - Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders. The sci-fi smackdown "Alien vs. Predator," featuring the creatures of the "Alien" and "Predator" franchises, debuted as the No. 1 weekend movie with $38.25 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
"Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement," with Anne Hathaway and Julie Andrews (news) reprising their royal roles, opened in second place with a three-day gross of $23 million, pushing its total since premiering Wednesday to $37.2 million.
That was about on par with the $37.9 million "The Princess Diaries" took in over its entire first week in August 2001.
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