The horror sequel The Ring Two, directed by Hideo Nakata, director of the original Japanese cult horror film Ringu, topped the weekend box office with an estimated $36 million. The Ring Two did considerably better than the American adaptation of The Ring, which earned $15 million when it debuted in October 2002. The Ring Two averaged $10,804 per location, a performance that tops any of this year's other horror films including Bogeyman, Constantine, White Noise or Hide and Seek. Dark Horse Comics publishes a manga based on the cult hit Ring property.
Last week's box office winner, the CGI animated feature Robots, dropped only 40% and earned an estimated $21.8 million. Robots is still a good 23% behind director Chris Wedge's first animated feature, Ice Age. Constantine fell to the tenth position on this weekend's chart, earning $2.3 million and bringing its cumulative to $70.4 million.