Talladega Nights pip the Queen at UK box office
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U.S. car-racing movie "Talladega Nights"   shot straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend,   edging out Helen Mirren's acclaimed regal portrait in "The   Queen," according to Screen International on Tuesday.
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It might have raked in over a million pounds at the UK box office, but the remake of the 1966 classic &quot;Alfie&quot; is still not attracting as many fans as the original film starring Michael Caine.
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Chiller The Forgotten  tops the US box office chart, with UK zombie movie Shaun of the Dead at number seven.
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The UK's biggest insurer unveils better than expected sales figures for the first nine months of the year.
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The penguins of Happy Feet prove more popular than Casino Royale for the second week in North America.
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North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees:
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The animated comedy took in $31.7 million to hold the No. 1 spot for a second straight weekend. Billy Bob Thornton&#39;s &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; opened in second place with $20.
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The total prize money for this month&#39;s British Open is up 200,000 pounds (300,000 euros) from last year to 4.2 million pounds (6.2 million euros), The Royal and Ancient (RA) announced Tuesday.
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Sony Pictures, riding  high at the box office with the comedy "Talladega Nights: The  Ballad of Ricky Bobby," has narrowly edged out Walt Disney Co.  to become the first studio to sell more than $1 billion worth  of tickets at the domestic box office this year.
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Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film.
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Sci-fi film Alien vs. Predator grosses $38.3m (Â£20.8m) at the US box office during its debut weekend.
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Jim Carrey movie Lemony Snicket: A Series of Unfortunate Events is top of the UK box office chart this week. It took more than Â£2m in its first three days of opening, said film trade magazine Screen International.
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Mika heads the UK singles and albums charts despite a boost in sales for acts seen performing at the Brit Awards.
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A dancing penguin and the world's deadliest spy have settled in for a long stay at the top of the box office. The animated penguin tale "Happy Feet" was the No. 1 movie for the third straight weekend, posting ticket sales of $17 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. Also for the third straight weekend, the James Bond adventure "Casino Royale" ran a close second, taking in $15.1 million.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - Results Sunday from the EA Sports 500 race for NASCAR&#39;s Nextel Cup Series at Talladega Superspeedway, listing starting position in parentheses, driver, car, laps completed with reason out if not running at the finish, and money won:
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Variety - NEW YORK -- Road grosses decreased 3.4% to &#36;11,093,440 during Week 12 (Aug. 16-22), a drop that can be blamed primarily on the two-week hiatus for "The King and I."
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The Will Ferrell comedy "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" raced ahead of the competition to remain the box office champ for a second weekend with $23 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates released Sunday.