Alien smackdown brings Christmas joy to box office
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LOS ANGELES  - Those darn aliens and predators upset the box office hierarchy established during the weekend before Christmas.
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Overseas movie houses are gearing up for a lively holiday week at the box office as turnstiles began clicking Sunday and Monday after a dismal Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.
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For the first time in history, one studio takes the top two box office spots during the Thanksgiving holiday. After negative buzz and lackluster reviews, Warner Bros.
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Alien vs. Predator. Whoever wins, the rest of the   box-office contenders lose.
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Horror film Alien vs Predator: Requiem goes to the top of the UK and Ireland box office chart in its opening weekend.
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&quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; claimed the top North Amerian box office spot over the lucrative Christmas holiday weekend, grossing $44.7m.
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"Alien vs. Predator," a sci-fi  movie based on a hit video game, replaced Tom Cruise as the  most popular draw at the North American box office on Sunday,  one of three new movies to open with better-than-expected  numbers.
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Despite getting bad reviews from critics, the revamped horror flick, &#39;Exorcist: The Beginning,&#39; was the top movie this week, grossing a total of 18.
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The third Shrek film featuring the voices of Cameron Diaz and Justin Timberlake goes top of the UK box office.
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Universal Pictures&#39; ``Meet the Fockers,&#39;&#39; a sequel to the 2000 comedy ``Meet the Parents,&#39;&#39; opened at No. 1 movie in US and Canadian theaters with $44.7 million in ticket sales, the biggest Christmas weekend opener ever.
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LOS ANGELES - Millions of Americans went shopping for comedy last weekend, giving the star-studded &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; the record for the best single Christmas Day box office take.
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God vs. Satan cast out space creatures at the box office.
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The comedy &quot;Meet the Fockers&quot; introduced itself to the record books as the best Christmas day money earner in box office history, grossing an estimated $19.1 million Saturday.
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Microsoft is gearing up to do battle with Nintendo for the family audience in the run-up to Christmas.
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The season of laughter is upon us again. And this time thereÂs no holding back the outpouring of humour even if the comedies get a raw deal at the boxoffice.
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Game maker held its own in a crowded Christmas-season marketplace.
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LOS ANGELES - The undead came alive once more as &quot;Resident Evil: Apocalypse&quot; debuted at No. 1 at the box office, bringing in $23 million.