LOS ANGELES (AP) -- National Treasure dug up more box-office loot over Thanksgiving weekend, taking in $32.2 million to remain the nation's top movie. The Incredibles followed with $23.6 million.

Tim Allen's holiday flick Christmas With the Kranks debuted at No. 3, taking in $21.6 million from Friday to Sunday. After debuting Wednesday, the movie grossed $30.8 million. Oliver Stone's epic Alexander, starring Colin Farrell as the conqueror of the ancient world, opened a weak sixth with $13.7 million from Friday to Sunday and $21.8 million since premiering Wednesday.

Costing a reported $150 million to make, "Alexander" was trashed by critics, who found it boring and stilted, except for its lavish battle scenes.

Alexander was hurt by its nearly three-hour running time, which limits the number of screenings theaters can squeeze in each day, and its R rating, which restricted the audience to those 17 and older unless accompanied by an adult.

Movie-goers also may have had their fill of epics of the ancient world this year. Alexander was preceded last spring by Brad Pitt's Troy, which grossed $133 million domestically but left audiences cold, and last summer's King Arthur, a commercial and critical dud. Troy and King Arthur performed well overseas, especially in Europe, and Alexander could follow that pattern.

The top 20 movies at North American theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. and Nielsen EDI Inc.:

1. "National Treasure," Disney, $32,156,917, 3,243 locations, $9,916 average, $87,270,875, two weeks.

2. "The Incredibles," Disney, $23,580,279, 3,453 locations, $6,829 average, $214,294,035, four weeks.

3. "Christmas With the Kranks," Sony, $21,570,867, 3,393 locations, $6,357 average, $30,818,212, one week.

4. "The Polar Express," Warner Bros., $19,389,297, 3,650 locations, $5,312 average, $81,479,861, three weeks.

5. "The SpongeBob SquarePants Movie," Paramount, $17,844,331, 3,307 locations, $5,396 average, $58,793,169, two weeks.

6. "Alexander," Warner Bros., $13,687,087, 2,445 locations, $5,598 average, $21,837,517, one week.

7. "Bridget Jones: The Edge of Reason," Universal, $6,231,960, 2,469 locations, $2,524 average, $31,963,405, three weeks.

8. "Finding Neverland," Miramax, $4,670,177, 513 locations, $9,104 average, $7,753,315, three weeks.

9. "Ray," Universal, $3,976,685, 1,549 locations, $2,567 average, $65,126,870, five weeks.

10. "After the Sunset," New Line, $3,101,979, 2,309 locations, $1,343 average, $24,320,526, three weeks.

11. "Sideways," Fox Searchlight, $2,912,836, 497 locations, $5,861 average, $9,950,066, six weeks.

12. "The Grudge," Sony, $1,952,301, 1,486 locations, $1,314 average, $107,778,950, six weeks.

13. "Saw," Lions Gate, $1,531,070, 1,043 locations, $1,468 average, $53,199,019, five weeks.

14. "Shall We Dance?", Miramax, $1,506,946, 1,054 locations, $1,430 average, $54,719,257, seven weeks.

15. "Seed of Chucky," Focus Features, $1,296,909, 1,047 locations, $1,239 average, $13,677,171, 10 weeks.

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