The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen finished a distant second with a respectable total of $23.25 million -- not bad considering the competition from Johnny Depp & company.  Strange as it may seem, it was two period dramas, Pirates and LXG that led Hollywood to a total weekend box office gain of 7% over last year, the first such gain in four weeks.  It should be interesting to see if the League, which has received very poor reviews in the press, will be able to avoid the by now typical second week fall-off of 55% or better -- the fate suffered by last week's number one film, T3, which slipped 55.5 % and landed in third place.  The fact that the League's audience was older (63% over 25) and predominantly male (55%) does not bode well for its prospects. The League of Extraordinary Gentleman graphic novel by Alan Moore and Kevin O'Neill has been a major hit in both pop culture stores and bookstores -- and sales may continue strong as critics point out (as did Douglas Wolk in an article in the Sunday New York Times) that 'the comic book was better.' Sounds like a great heading for a window display.