Resident Evil: Apocalypse: According to The Hollywood Reporter, Screen Gems' Resident Evil: Apocalypse racked up a winning score at the boxoffice this weekend, exceeding expectations with an estimated $23.7 million to claim the top spot.

The R-rated sci-fi-horror-actioner, starring Milla Jovovich and helmed by first-time director Alexander Witt, was the third-best opening ever in September and outstripped the first film's $17.7 million debut. The boxoffice signal from New Line Cinema's Cellular, while not exceptional, was clear and in the area anticipated on its opening frame. The Kim Basinger starrer, from director Davis Richard Ellis, dialed up an estimated $10.6 million to take the second spot and marks a personal best for Basinger in a starring role.

Chris Evans and William H. Macy co-star in the taut thriller. Paramount's Without a Paddle continues to swim strongly at the boxoffice with low week-to-week percentage drops. The low-budget comedy starring Seth Green, Matthew Lillard and Dax Shepard was in the third spot with an estimated $4.6 million, down just 35% from a week earlier, moving the cume to an estimated $45.6 million.

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Resident Evil: Apocalypse was released September 10th, 2004 and stars Milla Jovovich, Sienna Guillory, Oded Fehr, Thomas Kretschmann, Sophie Vavasseur, Razaaq Adoti, Jared Harris, Mike Epps. The film is directed by Alexander Witt.