Ripping 25.6 million off of the general public and the leading box office earner for a second weekend in a row, the Cat in the Hat made a crap load more money this weekend.  It remained, however, a crap movie.  Eddie Murphy's weakly reviewed entry into the half-ass-holiday-kid-flicks genre, Haunted Mansion, made 25.3 million.

Elf held on at the number three spot with 22.1 million.  Earlier today, the studio's got into a pissing match over who really won the box office weekend.  Bastards.  Here's the final guessing estimates.

1.  The Cat in the Hat  -  $25.6
2.  The Haunted Mansion  -  $25.3
3.  Elf  -  $22.1
4.  Gothika  -  $12.71
5.  Master and Commander  -  $12.7
6.  Bad Santa  -  $12.5
7.  The Missing  -  $11.7
8.  Timeline  -  $8.7
9.   Love Actually  -  $7.8
10.  Brother Bear  -  $4.9