"Spartans" spoof conquers "Rambo" at box office
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It turns out that Rambo is no match for a bunch of silly Spartans.
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The $150-million epic film "Alexander" lost the box office battle, bringing in a lowly $13.5 million to land in the No. 6 spot. Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" held on to the No. 1 spot for the second week with $33.1 million, while "The In...
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Epic war movie 300 lays claim to a US box office record with an opening weekend take of $70m (Â£36m).
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Terrorism will triumph  at the North American box office this weekend.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Jackass Number Two"   outgrossed them all this past weekend, pulling in a massive $29   million and proving once again that young males often dictate   box office performance, according to final data issued Monday.
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This summer is proving the apotheosis of the one-week blockbuster.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ancient epic "300" marches into theaters Friday, having created so much advance buzz that it has the battlefield to itself.
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âThe Comebacksâ is one of those parody movies that presume that merely making reference to another film constitutes a joke.
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âMeet the Spartans,â a parody starring Sean Maguire and Carmen Electra in yet another retelling of the historic battle against the Persians, barely outslugged Sylvester Stallone in âRamboâ to seize control of the No. 1 ranking at the weekend box office. In their debuts âMeet the Spartans,â distributed by Fox, pulled in an estimated $18.7 million, while âRamboâ (Lionsgate) came away with $18.1 million, the tracking company Media by Numbers reported. The romantic comedy â27 Dressesâ (Fox), with $13.6 million, fell to third place from second last week. The monster movie âCloverfieldâ (Paramount), on a gross of $12.7 million, plunged to fourth place from No. 1 a week ago. Fifth place went to the newcomer âUntraceableâ (Sony), the horror thriller starring Diane Lane as an F.B.I. cyberwizard. It grossed $11.2 million.
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Spoof-rap video Million Dollar Strong, which became a hit on YouTube, is to be made into an MTV comedy.
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LOS ANGELES  - The Matt Damon thriller  "The Bourne Supremacy" sold about 2.5 million copies on home  video during its first day in stores Tuesday, according to  industry sources.
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Dubbing Hollywood films like Spider-Man has led to box-office success.
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If you are in the mood for leggy heroines blasting down zombie armies with absurdly large automatic weapons, the sequel to "Resident Evil" gives very good value for the money.
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Zhang Yimou is bemused by the surprise response from American moviegoers to "Hero," which broke box-office records for an Asian film released in the United States.
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Los Angeles: Super-hero spoof &#39;The Incredibles&#39; overpowered the competition at North American box offices, taking $70.4 mn in its opening weekend, final figures showed on Monday.
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The summer box office season in  North America ended on an "Invincible" note during the U.S.  Labor Day holiday weekend as the Mark Wahlberg football movie  scored a second week at No. 1.
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The Internet buzz over "Snakes on a Plane" turned out to be nothing to hiss about. The high-flying thriller preceded by months of unprecedented Web buildup technically debuted as the No. 1 movie, but with a modest $15.25 million opening weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.