Mel’s Payback Bottled

Gibson's Payback toppled by Costner's bottle


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Kevin Costner's new romantic drama 'Message in a Bottle' eclipsed Gibson's Payback at the weekend with industry estimates placing it at $19.1 million in ticket sales from Friday through Monday. Despite impressive second week efforts, Mel's flick was slammed into second place with a commendable $18.4 million. Released to coincide with Valentine's Day, 'Message In A Bottle' stars Costner as a boat builder whose bottled notes to his dead wife win the heart of a new love, played by the gorgeous Robin Wright Penn.

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