Diesel fuels 'XXX' to second week at box office top

LOS ANGELES -- Spies and space invaders were bigger draws at theaters this weekend than surfer women.

Vin Diesel's espionage thriller "XXX" remained the No. 1 movie for a second straight weekend, taking in $23 million to push its 10-day total to $84.9 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.

"Signs," starring Mel Gibson as a farmer fending off hostile visitors from space, came in at No. 2 again with $19.5 million, raising its 17-day take to $150.7 million.

"Blue Crush," starring Kate Bosworth, Michelle Rodriguez and Sanoe Lake as die-hard Hawaiian surfers, debuted in third place with $15.2 million.

The weekend's other major release, Eddie Murphy's sci-fi comedy "The Adventures of Pluto Nash," bombed with just $2.15 million, coming in at No. 10. The movie, which cost about $90 million, was not screened in advance for critics, generally a sign that it's a stinker.

In narrow release, Gwyneth Paltrow's scholarly romance "Possession" debuted with a respectable $1.6 million.