'Sex and the City' Tops Weekend Box Office

By Anne Becker -- Broadcasting & Cable, 6/1/2008 4:22:00 PM MT

Sex and the City, the cinematic incarnation of the hit HBO series, blew the doors off the box-office this weekend, earning nearly $56 million in three days of release and nabbing the weekend's top spot.

New Line's feature tale of love and labels was a smash among women, many of whom lined up to see the film on the day it opened. Earning $28 million, about half of its overall weekend take, on Friday, it went on to top Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull, which suffered more than a 50% drop-off.

The numbers proved that the film appealed to a broader audience than the relatively small slice that tuned into the television show.

The success of the film, which is the first contemporary HBO show to be turned into a movie, raises the possibility of both a Sex sequel and even feature versions of other defunct shows.