Early summer movies underperform at box office
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Moviegoers are not following the script written for them by the Hollywood studios.
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Here is a chance to check out where your favourite movies stand in the box-office.
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Late August generally is a time  when Hollywood's studios dump movies for which they have low  box office expectations, and this week continues that old  philosophy with four new films crowding theaters nationwide.
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Here is the list of the movies that are topping the chart this week.
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The movie studio posts a bad quarter, but a good year.
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Late August generally is a time when Hollywood&#39;s studios dump movies for which they have low box office expectations, and this week continues that old philosophy with four new films crowding theaters nationwide.
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Overseas boxoffice tends to slacken at this time of the year, but two newcomers -- "Shark Tale" and "Wimbledon" -- showed early promise in kickoff dates over the weekend, while M. Night Shyamalan's "The Village" topped &#36;100 million in international gross and "Garfield" neared membership in the &#36;100 million club.
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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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LOS ANGELES  - As far as the box office  is concerned, summer's over.
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Summer at movie theaters was a true underdog story for Michael Moore and a gang of dodgeball dimwits, who helped propel Hollywood to another season of record revenue, though the number of moviegoers fell slightly.
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ÂThe IncrediblesÂ topped the weekend box office, bringing in an estimated $70.7 million, while Paramount's ÂAlfieÂ opened to a dismal $6.5 million.
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US summer box office takings surpass $4bn for the first time as comedy Superbad tops the chart.
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After a month of  high-octane, A-list tent poles, the North American box office  gets a breather of sorts this weekend as not one sequel enters  the marketplace. It will be a brief respite, however, as  &quot;Ocean&#39;s Thirteen&quot; hits theaters June 8.
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Big summer films such as  &quot;Superman Returns&quot; and &quot;Cars&quot; are looking further afield than  traditional marketing partners like McDonald&#039;s, Burger King and  PepsiCo as they try to reach niche markets -- and figure out  how to deal with media attention on junk food and obesity.
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When Hollywood's summer ends in two  weeks, domestic box-office receipts are expected to be up 7  percent over 2005, calming the nerves of studio bosses who last  year worried moviegoers may be disappearing.
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LOS ANGELES  - While Sony's "The  Forgotten" took top honors with a weekend debut of a solid $21  million, higher than the mid-to-high teens that had been  projected heading into the frame, it was the only memorable  point during a mostly forgettable session.
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The all-star caper film "Ocean's Thirteen" made off with $37.1 million in North American ticket sales during its opening weekend to steal the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.