‘Sex’ sells with $56.8 million debut

? “Sex and the City” remained a fashionable choice for movie-goers as women turned out in huge numbers for the big-screen version, which led the weekend box office with $56.8 million.

The top movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio and weekend gross, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:

1. “Sex and the City,” Warner Bros., $56.8 million.

2. “Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull,” Paramount, $44.7 million.

3. “The Strangers,” Universal, $21 million.

4. “Iron Man,” Paramount, $13.5 million.

5. “The Chronicles of Narnia: Prince Caspian,” Disney, $12.7 million.