'Darkness Falls' on top

LOS ANGELES -- The horror flick "Darkness Falls," about a vengeful spirit tormenting the town that lynched her, scared up $12.5 million in its opening weekend to debut as the No. 1 movie.\nLast weekend's top movie, the comedy "Kangaroo Jack," fell to second place with $11.9 million.\nOverall, the box office dropped sharply compared to the same weekend last year, when "Black Hawk Down" was the No. 1 film. The top 12 movies grossed $82.9 million, down 25 percent from the same weekend in 2002.