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May 27-29, 2005: The Longest Yard vs. Madagascar
Memorial Day 2005 featured a close race between Adam Sandler comedy remake The Longest Yard and DreamWorks Animation title Madagascar, with The Longest Yard narrowly winning with $47.6 million (compared to Madagascar's $47.2 million). That race was for runner-up, though, as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith took the top spot with $55.2 million in its second outing.
Memorial Day 2005 featured a close race between Adam Sandler comedy remake The Longest Yard and DreamWorks Animation title Madagascar, with The Longest Yard narrowly winning with $47.6 million (compared to Madagascar's $47.2 million). That race was for runner-up, though, as Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith took the top spot with $55.2 million in its second outing.
PeopleBurt Reynolds, Adam Sandler, Chris Rock, Bill Goldberg, Terry Crews, Nelly, Lobo Sebastian, Nicholas Turturro, Bob Sapp, Michael Irvin, Dalip Singh
CountriesUnited Arab Emirates, Australia, Brazil, Canada, Germany, Ecuador, Egypt, Spain, France, United Kingdom, Indonesia, Israel, Italy, Japan, South Korea, Netherlands, Philippines, Poland, Sweden, Turkey, United States, South Africa
LanguagesEnglish