'Hannah' holds box-office sway with $29M
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First, she sells out a nationwide concert tour. Now Miley Cyrus and pop-star alter-ego Hannah Montana are selling out movie theaters in such record-breaking style that the film's run has been extended.
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Americaâs tweens are going to get more of what they love. Disney Studios has decided to extend the run of âHannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds Concert Tour,â the 3-D movie that sold an estimated $29 million in tickets over the weekend, Variety reported. The run of the concert film, originally scheduled for one week, will be extended market by market, said Chuck Viane, Disneyâs president for distribution. In some cities it may play two more weeks; in others only one. The film stars Miley Cyrus, the daughter of the country music singer Billy Ray Cyrus. She stars on the Disney Channel in the series âHannah Montana,â for two years the top-rated cable show among children 6 to 14. In âHannah Montanaâ Ms. Cyrus plays a teenager who lives a secret life at night as a pop star.
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The ancient epic "300"  came out fighting at the North American box office during its  first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping  up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.
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Billy Ray Cyrus is crossing his fingers that his daughter, "Hannah Montana" star Miley, won't go the way of Lindsay and Paris and Britney. He even shows her articles about the Hollywood troublemakers as cautionary tales.
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The road-trip comedy "Are We There Yet?" starring rapper-actor Ice Cube debuted as the top movie with &#36;18.6 million over the weekend, displacing the sports tale "Coach Carter" to second place.
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"National Treasure" continued to strike box-office gold, taking in &#36;33.1 million from Friday to Sunday to retain the No. 1 slot over the busy Thanksgiving weekend.
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The boxoffice power of  Oscar was demonstrated during the weekend as "Sweeney Todd,"  fueled by three Academy Award nominations, seized the No. 1  spot internationally, grossing an estimated $18.7 million from  1,760 screens in 11 markets. Its early overseas total stands at  $30 million.
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"Bridget Jones: The Edge Of Reason" was the No. 1 film at the international box office over the weekend with an estimated haul of &#36;26.7 million.
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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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"I Am Legend" hit $262.5  million at the foreign box office, after a $29 million weekend  in 56 countries, according to final data issued Monday.
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George Clooney's and his abettors heisted a whopping &#36;39.2 million over   the weekend, according to final studio estimates Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ancient epic "300" came out fighting at the North American box office during its first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.
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"Shark Tale" remained the big fish at the box office, with the animated comedy taking in &#36;31.7 million to hold the No. 1 spot for a second straight weekend.
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The weather might say differently, but according to the box office, fall has arrived.
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The ultra-bloody warrior film  "300," about a legendary battle between the Spartans and  Persians, seemed headed for U.S. box-office glory on Friday  with sell-out crowds flocking to early showings.
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Nicholas Cage's action movie "National Treasure" is the #1 movie in America for the third week in a row, bringing in a little over $17 million. Its total gross in just 17 days of release is $110.2 million. Comedy "Christmas With The Kranks" took the #2...
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Moviegoers were in the mood for romance this weekend, sending Will Smith's "Hitch" to the top of the N. American box office. The film opened with a higher-than-expected $45.3 million in sales and set a record for the biggest opening for a romant...