Box Office: Eddie Murphy to Hannibal, "Chew on This!"
The critically railed comedy
Norbit, starring
Eddie Murphy, Eddie Murphy and Eddie Murphy, topped the weekend box office, earning $33.7 million. That easily bested second-placer
Hannibal Rising, which feasted on $13.35 mil in its own debut.
Rounding out the top five were
Because I Said So ($9 million),
The Messengers ($7.2 mil) and
Night at the Museum ($5.75 mil).
