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	<title>Alternative Film Guide &#187; Box Office</title>
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		<title>THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON Breaks One-Day Box-Office Record</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/the-twilight-saga-new-moon-box-office-123/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 22 Nov 2009 06:54:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Anna Robinson</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Chris Weitz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristen Stewart]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Robert Pattinson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taylor Lautner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Dark Knight]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Twilight Saga: New Moon]]></category>
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Kristen Stewart in The Twilight Saga: New Moon, with  Robert Pattinson  (top) and Taylor Lautner  (bottom)

The Twilight Saga: New Moon, the Chris Weitz-directed Twilight sequel starring Robert Pattinson and Kristen Stewart, earned $72.7 million on its first day out, including  a record $26.3 million from midnight screenings, thus breaking the single day domestic box-office record previously held by Christopher Nolan&#8217;s The Dark Knight, starring Christian Bale and Heath Ledger, which made $67.2 million on its opening day last year.
According to reports, if The Twilight Saga: New Moon keeps it up it&#8217;ll break another   Dark Knight record: best opening weekend ever. (Though some analysts find that unlikely.) Last year, The Dark Knight earned  $158.4 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A CHRISTMAS CAROL Tops Box Office; THIS IS IT in 2nd Spot</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 09 Nov 2009 04:41:53 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[A Christmas Carol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cameron Diaz]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[George Clooney]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jim Carrey]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mo'Nique]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[The Box]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Fourth Kind]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Men Who Stare at Goats]]></category>
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As expected, Walt Disney’s A  Christmas Carol took the No. 1 spot at the North American box office  this weekend with a solid $31 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday.
Starring Jim Carrey (above), the Robert Zemeckis-directed 3D  motion-capture adventure tale based on Charles Dickens’ classic  opened at 3,683  locations and scored an average of $8,417 per theater, enough to crush its  competition. 

At No. 2, Michael Jackson’s This  Is It delivered another strong performance, earning $14 million at 3,481  locations. Sony’s documentary about the late pop star’s planned concert series  lifted its total gross to an impressive $57.8 million. 

New entry The Men Who  Stare at [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Michael Jackson&#8217;s THIS IS IT Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Nov 2009 03:27:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Astro Boy]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Chris Massoglia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cirque du Freak: The Vampire’s Assistant]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Josh Hutcherson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Jackson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saw VI]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Spike Jonze]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[This Is It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Where the Wild Things Are]]></category>

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Sony Pictures’ Michael Jackson  documentary This Is It prevailed at  the North  American box office this weekend, with $21.3 million in ticket sales, according  to studio estimates Sunday. 
The Kenny Ortega-directed film  opened at 3,481 locations Wednesday, bagging $11.1 million in two days. The  domestic total of This Is It currently stands at a solid  $32.5 million.
Most of the film&#8217;s footage was shot in June 2009 at the Staples  Center in Los Angeles and The Forum in Inglewood, Calif. It includes scenes  drawn from hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage. 

At No. 2, Paramount’s sensational  hit Paranormal Activity generated another superb $16.5  million after expanding to 2,404 locations. That [...]]]></description>
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		<title>WHERE THE WILD THINGS ARE Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 18 Oct 2009 23:22:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Couples Retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Dylan Walsh]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerard Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Foxx]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kristin Davis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Law Abiding Citizen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Stepfather]]></category>
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Spike Jonze’s Where the Wild  Things Are easily defeated its competition at the North American box office  this weekend with a solid $32.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday. 
The big-screen adaptation of  Maurice Sendak’s beloved book scored a strong average of $8,693 per theater at  3,735 locations. Starring Max Records, the film follows a lonely boy who bonds  with a bunch of wild creatures in his imagination.

New entry Law Abiding Citizen  debuted in second place with $21.2 million, with  an average of $7,353 million at  2,890 locations. The F. Gary Gray-directed thriller stars Gerard Butler as a  desperate widower threatening to bring down the justice system. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>COUPLES RETREAT Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 12 Oct 2009 00:28:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Couples Retreat]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Bateman]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jesse Eisenberg]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Oren Peli]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Paranormal Activity]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Vince Vaughn]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Whip It]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Zombieland]]></category>

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Universal’s comedy Couples Retreat safely landed at the top of the North American box office this weekend  with a solid $35.3 million in ticket sales at 3,000 locations, according to  studio estimates Sunday. 
Starring Vince Vaughn, Jon  Favreau, Kristin Davis, Kristen Bell and Jason Bateman, the film follows four  couples traveling to a prestigious tropical island resort where they’re forced  to partake in numerous couple therapy sessions. 

Also breaking into the top 10  this weekend was Oren Peli&#8217;s Paranormal Activity, which expanded to 159 locations and  took the No. 5 spot with a superb $7 million. The film’s early total gross  currently stands at $8.2 million.

Last week’s winner Zombieland, starring Jesse Eisenberg [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ZOMBIELAND Rules Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 04 Oct 2009 22:50:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Capitalism: A Love Story]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Ellen Page]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Garner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Michael Moore]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ricky Gervais]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Surrogates]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[The Invention of Lying]]></category>
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Ruben Fleischer’s excellent  horror comedy Zombieland stormed the North American box office, slashing its competition this weekend with a solid $25 million in ticket sales,  according to studio estimates Sunday. 
The film scored a surprising  average of $8,235 per theater at 3,036 locations. Starring Jesse Eisenberg,  Woody Harrelson, Emma Stone and Abigail Breslin, Zombieland follows four humans  trying to survive in a world taken over by zombies. 

At a distant No. 2, Cloudy with  a Chance of Meatballs bagged another $16.7 million, lifting its domestic gross  to an impressive $82.3 million after a three-week run. The Sony Pictures  Animation release is playing in both 3D and standard format. 

Debuting in third place [...]]]></description>
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		<title>SURROGATES Passable, PANDORUM Flops</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/bruce-willis-surrogates-pandorum-box-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2009 23:25:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bruce Willis]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cam Gigandet]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Fame]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer's Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kevin Tancharoen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Fox]]></category>
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Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy  with a Chance of Meatballs topped the North American box office for  the second consecutive weekend with a solid $24.6 million in ticket sales,  according to studio estimates Sunday.
Scoring an average of $7,887 per  theater at 3,119 locations, the animated adventure brought its domestic total  to $60 million after a little more than one week in release. The film is  playing in both 3D and standard format.

At No. 2, Jonathan Mostow’s Surrogates  debuted with $15 million, with an average of $5,083 per theater at 2,951  locations. In the film, Bruce Willis plays a cop investigating a murder in a  world in which humans use &#34;surrogates&#34; to complete [...]]]></description>
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		<title>CLOUDY WITH A CHANCE OF MEATBALLS Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 20 Sep 2009 21:30:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[9]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[I Can Do Bad All By Myself]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer Aniston]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jennifer's Body]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Love Happens]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Matt Damon]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Megan Fox]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shane Acker]]></category>
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Sony Pictures Animation’s Cloudy  with a Chance of Meatballs stormed the North American box office  this weekend with a solid $30.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday. 
Playing in both 3D and standard  format, Phil Lord and Chris Miller’s animated adventure scored an average of  $9,651 per theater at 3,119 locations. The film follows an inventor who faces  the consequences of his latest invention: a device that converts water into  food. 

Debuting in second place with a  decent three-day gross of $10.5 million was Steven Soderbergh’s The  Informant!, which stars Matt Damon as an exec helping the FBI  uncover his company’s price-fixing scheme. The film is showing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>I CAN DO BAD ALL BY MYSELF Tops Box Office</title>
		<link>http://www.altfg.com/blog/box-office/i-can-do-bad-all-by-myself-box-office/</link>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 13 Sep 2009 21:18:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Box Office]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[9]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[All About Steve]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Julie and Julia]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kate Beckinsale]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Meryl Streep]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sandra Bullock]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shane Acker]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sorority Row]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Taraji P. Henson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tyler Perry]]></category>
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Taraji P. Henson, Mary J. Blige, Adam Rodriguez in Tyler Perry&#8217;s I Can Do Bad All By Myself. Photo: Quantrell Colbert.

Tyler Perry’s latest family comedy-drama,  I Can Do Bad All By Myself, found its way to the top of the  North American box office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales,  according to studio estimates.
I Can Do Bad All By Myself got off  to a strong start Friday and maintained its dominance at No. 1, scoring a solid  average of $10,656 per theater at 2,255 locations. Starring Taraji P. Henson,  the film follows the spiritual transformation of a troubled nightclub singer.

At a distant No. 2, Shane Acker’s  animated adventure 9 collected $10.8 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE FINAL DESTINATION Remains #1 at Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2009 22:10:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[All About Steve]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Amy Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bradley Cooper]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Extract]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gamer]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Gerard Butler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jason Bateman]]></category>
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The Final Destination  held on to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office for a second  consecutive weekend with $12.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday. 
New Line Cinema’s David R.  Ellis-directed horror sequel scored an average of $3,984 per theater at 3,121  locations, bringing its domestic total to $47.5 million after a little more  than one week in release. 

At No. 2, new entry All  About Steve brought in a disappointing $11.2 million from ticket sales at 2,251  locations. Starring Sandra Bullock, the comedy follows a hyperactive crossword-puzzle constructor who stops at nothing to be close to the love of her life  (Bradley Cooper).

The [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE FINAL DESTINATION Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 30 Aug 2009 19:11:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Amy Adams]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ang Lee]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Halloween II]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Inglourious Basterds]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Liev Schreiber]]></category>
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New Line Cinema’s The  Final Destination slashed its competition at the North American box  office, as the horror sequel took the No. 1 spot with a solid $28.3 million in  ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The David R. Ellis-directed  fourth installment in the popular series delivered a better opening weekend  than its predecessors, scoring an average of $9,079 per theater at 3,121  locations. The  Final Destination is currently playing in both 3D and standard format.

Last week’s winner, Inglourious  Basterds, slipped to No. 2, fending off Rob Zombie’s new  entry Halloween II. Starring Brad Pitt (above), Quentin Tarantino’ World War II drama delivered another strong performance at the box office, earning [...]]]></description>
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		<title>INGLOURIOUS BASTERDS Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 23 Aug 2009 23:52:35 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[District 9]]></category>
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Quentin Tarantino’s  Inglourious Basterds stormed the North American box office, securing the No. 1 spot this weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in  ticket sales, the biggest opening ever for a Tarantino film.
Inglourious Basterds  was screened at 3,165 locations, scoring a solid average of $11,881 per theater. In  the R-rated WWII drama, Brad Pitt stars as Lt. Aldo Raine, who assembles a gang  of Jewish soldiers making it their mission to kill every Nazi they encounter on  their way to Paris.

At No. 2, Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi  action thriller District 9 delivered another strong  performance, bagging $18.9 million for a domestic total of $73.4 million after  only a little more than one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>DISTRICT 9 Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 22:13:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Neill Blomkamp’s sci-fi actioner District 9 flew past its competition to the top  spot at the North American box office this weekend with $37 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
Pulling strong reviews, the Peter  Jackson-produced film scored a solid average of $12,135 per theater at 3,049  locations. District 9 is set in a world where unwelcomed  aliens are living as refugees in slump-like conditions on Earth.

The Time Traveler’s  Wife, the weekend’s second wide release,  made it to second  place with a gross of $19.2 million. Playing at 2,988 locations, Robert  Schwentke’s romance follows the relationship between a woman (Rachel McAdams)  and a man (Eric Bana) who [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G.I. JOE, JULIE &amp; JULIA Top Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 00:35:52 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Paramount’s summer actioner G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra raced to the top of  the North American box office this weekend with a solid $56.2 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
Directed by Stephen Sommers and  based on the popular Hasbro action figure, the film starring Channing Tatum,  Dennis Quaid, Marlon Wayans and Sienna Miller scored an average of $14,025 per  theater at 4,007 locations. 

Debuting in second place with  $20.1 million was Nora Ephron’s comedy Julie &#38; Julia,  which stars Meryl Streep and Amy Adams as two women whose passion for cooking  guide them to newfound happiness. 
Disney’s  adventure tale G-Force  stayed put in third place, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FUNNY PEOPLE Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 02 Aug 2009 22:09:26 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Judd Apatow’s latest comedy, Funny People, jumped to the top of the North American box office this weekend with $23.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The R-rated film, which received mixed reviews, scored an average of $7,793 per theater at 3,008 locations. Starring Adam Sandler, Seth Rogen and Leslie Mann, Funny People follows the adventures of a stand-up comedian having a near-death experience.

Aliens in the Attic, this weekend’s second wide release, only made it to No. 5, with a three-day gross of $7.8 million despite a run at 3,106 locations. The film chronicles a family’s battle against alien intruders in their vacation home.
Failing to secure a spot within the weekend&#8217;s top 10 was new entry The Collector, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>G-FORCE Beats HARRY POTTER at the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Jul 2009 02:42:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Walt Disney’s 3D-animated   flick G-Force topped the North American box office with  $32.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Jerry-Bruckheimer-produced  film follows a squad of smart guinea pigs trying to stop a ruthless villain  from taking over the world. The film grabbed an average of $8,697 per theater  at 3,697 locations.

  
Last  week’s winner, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince,  starring Daniel Radcliffe, collected another $30 million in second place, reaching a total gross of $221.8  million after an excellent ten-day run.

New  entry The Ugly Truth debuted in third place with  $27 million from ticket sales at 2,882 locations. Starring Katherine  Heigl and Gerard [...]]]></description>
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		<title>HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 20 Jul 2009 20:13:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Daniel Radcliffe in Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince

David Yates&#8216; Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince stormed to the top of the North American box office this weekend with a solid $79.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Since its opening Wednesday, the sixth installment in the popular series has collected a stunning $159.6 million at 4,325 locations. Daniel Radcliffe returns as Harry Potter, who explores the dark past of Voldemort while the forces of the Dark Lord create further terror at Hogwarts and in the world of muggles.

At a distant No. 2, Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs picked up $17.7 million, reaching a domestic total of $152 million after three weeks. 

Following in third place with [...]]]></description>
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		<title>BRÜNO Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 13 Jul 2009 09:01:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Sacha  Baron Cohen’s Brüno jumped to the top spot at the North  American box office with a solid $30.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday. 
The  Larry Charles-directed comedy debuted at 2,756 locations Friday, beating the  opening weekend gross of Borat by $4 million. (It should be noted that Borat opened in considerably fewer theaters.)  In Brüno,  Cohen plays a flamboyant gay Austrian fashionista heading to Los Angeles to become the biggest Austrian celebrity since Hitler.

This week’s second wide release, the comedy I Love You, Beth Cooper,  debuted at No. 7 with only $5 million. Directed by Chris Columbus, I Love You, Beth Cooper  stars Hayden Panettiere as [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRANSFORMERS / ICE AGE Tie at the Box Office?</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 06:04:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Transformers:  Revenge of the Fallen (above, top photo) and Ice Age: Dawn of the  Dinosaurs (above, lower photo) tied for the No. 1 spot at the North American box office  this weekend with $42.5 million each, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
While  Michael Bay’s sequel lifted its domestic total to an impressive $293.4 million  after only a little more than a week in release, the third installment in the  Ice Age series brought its total to $67.5 million. 
Playing at  4,099 locations, Dawn of the  Dinosaurs scored an average of $10,360  per theater, while Revenge of the Fallen pulled $10,038 per theater at a  total of 4,234 locations.

Michael  Mann’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2009 00:17:58 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Though massacred by critics, Michael  Bay&#8217;s Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen crushed the  North American box office this week with an impressive $201.2 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, and Josh Duhamel, the  anticipated sequel to Transformers opened at 4,234  locations Wednesday and scored a daily gross of $60.6 million, the highest ever  for a Wednesday. The film brought in another $28 million Thursday and $36.7  million on Friday.

At a  distant No. 2, last week&#8217;s winner The Proposal collected  $18.4 million, reaching a domestic gross of $69 million. Starring Sandra  Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, the film follows an overbearing book editor who  [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sandra Bullock&#8217;s THE PROPOSAL Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2009 21:14:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Anne Fletcher’s romantic comedy The Proposal debuted in first place at the North American box office this weekend with $34.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Starring Sandra Bullock and Ryan Reynolds, the film scored an average of $11,163 per theater at 3,056 locations. The plot follows an overbearing book editor who forces her assistant into marrying her when she faces deportation to Canada.

Still going strong at No. 2 was Todd Phillips’ hilarious hit comedy The Hangover, which took home another $26.8 million for an impressive domestic total of $152.9 million after three weeks in release.

At No. 3, Pete Docter’s Up brought in an additional $21.3 million, lifting its total haul to $224.1 million after a strong four-week [...]]]></description>
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		<title>THE HANGOVER Hangs on at the Top of the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Jun 2009 05:06:43 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Todd Phillips’ R-rated hit comedy The  Hangover topped the North American box office for a second  consecutive week with $33.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday. 
The  Hangover successfully  fought off this week’s new releases, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3  and Imagine That, lifting its domestic total to a solid  $105.3 million. Bradley Cooper, Ed Helm and Zach Galifianakis  star as three guys who lose their best friend on a night out in Vegas.

Tony  Scott’s latest thriller, The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3,  only made it to No.  3, earning $25 million from sales at 3,074 locations. Denzel Washington plays a  New [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UP and THE HANGOVER Top Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Jun 2009 00:38:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Pixar’s Up topped the North  American box office for the second consecutive weekend with $44.2 million in  ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Playing at 3,818 locations, the  Pete Docter-directed animated adventure brought its domestic gross to $137.3  million after a strong two-week run. The plot follows a 78-year-old widower who  takes his entire house on a trip to South America.

Debuting in second place with  $43.2 million from 3,521 locations was Todd Phillips’ latest comedy, The  Hangover. The R-rated film stars Bradley Cooper, Ed Helm and Zach Galifianakis  as three guys who lose their best friend on a night out in Vegas. 

Following at a distant No. 3 was  Brad Silberling’s [...]]]></description>
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		<title>UP Tops Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 01 Jun 2009 01:03:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Pixar’s Up  safely landed at the No. 1 spot at the North American box office this weekend  with $68.2 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
Directed by Peter Docter, the  animated  adventure tale opened at 3,766 locations, scoring an average of  $18,109 per theater. The story follows a 78-year-old widower who, wishing to   fulfill his  dream,  takes his entire house on a trip to South America.

Last week’s champion, Night  at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian, dropped to second place. The Ben Stiller vehicle earned  another $25.5 million for a domestic total of $105.2 after a strong  two-week run. 

Debuting at No. 3 with $16.6 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NIGHT AT THE MUSEUM Tops Box Office, TERMINATOR SALVATION in Second Place</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 May 2009 00:58:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian outran its competition at the North  American box office this weekend with $53.5 million, according to studio  estimates Sunday.
Shawn Levy’s sequel to the 2006  hit stars Ben Stiller (above, with Robin Williams and Ricky Gervais) as a former museum security guard who  heads to the Smithsonian to rescue his pals from the hands of a ruthless  Egyptian leader. The film pulled $23.1 million more during opening weekend than  its predecessor.

At No. 2, McG’s Terminator Salvation debuted with $43 million. The fourth installment in the  popular Terminator series stars Christian Bale as John  Connor, who leads the human resistance in a battle against the machines [...]]]></description>
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		<title>ANGELS &amp; DEMONS #1, STAR TREK #2 at the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 May 2009 05:01:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Ron Howard’s Angels  &#38; Demons topped the North American box office with $48 million  in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The latest big-screen adaptation  of one of Dan Brown’s popular novels struggled to beat J. J. Abrams’ Star  Trek (above, top photo), which came in a close second with another $43 million this  weekend. The sci-fi reboot’s domestic total currently stands at $147.6 million. 
In Angels  &#38; Demons, Tom Hanks (above, lower photo, with Ayelet Zurer) reprises his role as professor Robert Langdon, who heads to the  Vatican to solve a murder and help prevent a ruthless terrorist attack. The  film scored $29 million less on opening weekend than its predecessor, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>STAR TREK Soars at the North American Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 May 2009 02:26:44 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Anton Yelchin, Chris Pine, Simon Pegg, Karl Urban, John Cho, Zoe Saldana in Star Trek

Moviegoers  beamed up J. J. Abrams&#8216; Star Trek reboot to the No. 1 spot at the  North American box office, with a solid $72.5 million in ticket sales,  according to studio estimates Sunday. 
Starring Chris Pine,  Zachary Quinto, Eric Bana, Bruce Greenwood, Karl Urban, Zoe Saldana and  Simon Pegg, Star Trek lifted its early domestic total to  $76.5 million (counting revenues from Thursday&#8217;s evening screenings).

Last  week&#8217;s box-office winner X-Men Origins: Wolverine dropped to second  place, earning $27 million. Directed by Gavin Hood and starring Hugh  Jackman, Ryan Reynolds, Taylor Kitsch,  and Liev Schreiber, the film brought [...]]]></description>
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		<title>X-MEN ORIGINS: WOLVERINE Dominates Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 03 May 2009 19:44:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Online leak or no, X-Men Origins:  Wolverine slashed its competition at the North American box office  with a remarkable $87 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates  Sunday. 
Released by 20th  Century Fox, the Gavin Hood-directed action spectacle scored an average of  $21,225 per theater at 4,099 locations. 
Starring Hugh Jackman in the  title role, the film follows Wolverine as he seeks revenge against the  evil-minded Victor Creed (Liev Schreiber) and William Stryker (Danny Huston). Also in the cast are Ryan Reynolds and Taylor Kitsch.

Debuting in second place with  $15.3 million was Mark Waters&#8216; latest romantic comedy, Ghosts of  Girlfriends Past, which stars Matthew McConaughey as a celeb  photographer [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beyonce&#8217;s OBSESSED at the Top of the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Apr 2009 05:24:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Beyoncé Knowles&#8216;  Obsessed defeated  its competition at the North American box office with $28.5 million in ticket  sales, according to studio estimates Sunday. 
In the  Steve Shill-directed thriller, Idris Elba co-stars as a  successful asset manager who gets into trouble with his wife (Knowles) when his  new temp (Ali Larter) starts stalking him. 

At No. 2, last week&#8217;s box office winner 17 Again  collected another $11.6 million, lifting its domestic total to $39.9 million.  Starring Zac Efron, the comedy follows a 37-year-old who gets to relive his  past as a 17-year-old. 

New release Fighting debuted in third place  with $11.4 million. Directed by Dito Montiel, the drama follows Channing Tatum [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Zac Efron&#8217;s 17 AGAIN at the Top of the Box Office</title>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 19 Apr 2009 20:06:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Franck Tabouring</dc:creator>
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Zac Efron&#8217;s latest teen comedy,  17 Again, beat the  competition at the North American box  office this weekend with $24 million in ticket sales, according to studio  estimates Sunday.
Directed by Burr Steers, the film  follows a 37-year-old man who despises his existence and gets to relive his  past as a 17-year-old. Leslie Mann, Thomas Lennon and Michelle Trachtenberg  co-star.

Debuting in second place with $14  million was Kevin Macdonald&#8217;s thriller State of Play,  which stars Russell Crowe as a print journalist who launched his own  investigation into the murder of a congressman&#8217;s assistant. Ben Affleck, Helen  Mirren and Rachel McAdams round out the lead cast.

Things didn&#8217;t turned out as well [...]]]></description>
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