By Carl DiOrio

HOLLYWOOD (Variety) - Warner Bros.' casino-heist laffer ``Ocean's Eleven'' hit the box office jackpot this weekend and hauled off an estimated $39.3 million, the biggest three-day December bow ever.

The studio also took second place with some $14.8 million over the fourth weekend of release for family-fantasy blockbuster ``Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone.'' The dynamic duo accounted for 61% of all domestic box office sales this weekend.

Warners is No. 1 in annual domestic market share so far and a good bet to lift that crown for the year. The studio passed $1 billion in 2001 grosses this week and has a shot at breaking an all-time record of $1.26 billion set by Sony in 1997.

``Ocean's,'' a Steven Soderbergh (``Traffic'') update of the 1960 Rat Pack original, has won positive reviews for a glossy, hip feel and fun antics of topliners George Clooney, Julia Roberts, Brad Pitt and Matt Damon. The stars have been tireless on the promo circuit, even premiering the picture for American troops at a military base in Turkey.

``Ocean's Eleven'' played best with young femmes but skewed slightly older overall, Warner Bros. distribution president Dan Fellman said. ``Steven Soderbergh created a fun atmosphere on the set, and you can see up on the screen.''

The director and stars, other than Clooney, all marked career-best bows. Clooney had bigger openings with 1997's ``Batman & Robin'' ($42.9 million) and last year's ``The Perfect Storm'' ($41.3 million).

``Ocean's' `` perf bested the $33.6 million opening by Mel Gibson romancer ``What Women Want'' over last year's Dec. 15 frame. It is exceeded in the month's annals only by the $39.8 million bow of Tom Hanks starrer ``Cast Away'' over last year's four-day Christmas frame.

Warner Bros. has debuted eight pictures at No. 1 this year, the most of any distributor, and has held the top spot in weekend box office for 11 frames.

``We're on a roll,'' Fellman said.

The studio still has another notable wide release yet to bow, with Jim Carrey starrer ``The Majestic'' set to unspool Dec. 21. But more immediately, ``Ocean's'' could see some choppy box office waters next weekend, when Paramount launches the Tom Cruise/Penelope Cruz starrer ``Vanilla Sky.''

This weekend's industrywide box office was roughly flat with the year-ago session at $88 million, according to data from tracker ACNielsen EDI. In a year-to-date comparison, 2001 is 9% ahead of last year at $7.41 billion in total receipts.

Meanwhile, 20th Century Fox's ``Behind Enemy Lines'' was battled-scarred by a hefty 54% drop in its sophomore session at an estimated $8.1 million in third place this weekend. Rick Meyerson, the studio's executive VP of distribution, said adults seemed preoccupied by the ``Ocean's'' opening.

``It'll settle down next weekend,'' Meyerson said.

Disney/Pixar's family tooner ``Monsters, Inc.'' absorbed a modest 27% fall in finishing No. 4 over its sixth weekend with $6.7 million. But another military actioner -- Universal's ``Spy Game'' -- was wounded by a harsh 58% drop in its third frame and finished fifth with $4.6 million.

At the bottom of the table, it appears Paramount's ``Domestic Disturbance'' may be played out after grossing less than $1 million in 10th place. The John Travolta starrer has grossed only $43.8 million through six frames.

Among limited releases, MGM/UA's ``No Man's Land'' grossed an estimated $23,000 from a pair of Gotham engagements. The Bosnian War drama widens to L.A Friday and eight markets Dec. 21.

Miramax's ``Baran'' grossed an estimated $19,999 in bowing at single theaters in Gotham and L.A. as part of a one-week Academy-consideration run for the Iranian drama.

IFC's ``The Business of Strangers,'' also positioning itself for kudos considerations, rang up $67,348 from eight opening engagements, or a friendly $8,418 per playdate. The Julia Stiles/Stockard Channing battle of wits expands into top-10 markets on Friday.

Miramax's ``In the Bedroom'' added one theater for a total six and grossed $80,000, or a sleepy $1,330 per venue. The total lies at $372,000 for the Sissy Spacek starrer, which rolls into 50 theaters on Christmas Day.

Reuters/Variety REUTERS

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the final data for the top 10 movies at the North American box office during the December 7-9 weekend, according to studio figures released Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc.

Film Three-day Cumulative

Title Gross Gross

1. Ocean's Eleven .......... $38,107,822

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $38,107,822

2. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone .......... $14,737,696

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $239,659,542

3. Behind Enemy Lines .......... $8,042,009
BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $31,180,676

4. Monsters, Inc. .......... $6,597,454

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $212,391,025

5. Spy Game .......... $4,473,550

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $53,946,190

6. Black Knight .......... $3,155,226

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $27,060,883

7. Shallow Hal .......... $2,577,048

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $64,784,820

8. Out Cold .......... $1,396,830

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $12,242,292

9. Amelie .......... $1,005,599

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $11,303,432

10. Domestic Disturbance .......... $922,279

BOX OFFICE SO FAR: $43,722,973

Reuters/Variety REUTERS

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