Chinese Film 'Hero' Tops North American Box Office
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Two years after opening in China,  the martial arts thriller "Hero" set a record for an Asian film  in North America, kicking off at No. 1 with a  better-than-expected haul of $17.8 million, according to studio  estimates issued on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Fast running out of steam in North America, "The Golden Compass" led the foreign box office for a second weekend, while new domestic champ "I Am Legend," rolled up huge returns in eight Asian markets.
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HERO With Jet Li, Maggie Cheung, Zhang Ziyi, Donnie Yen. Director: Zhang Yimou(1:36). With English subtitles. PG-13: Stylized martial-arts violence and a scene of sensuality.
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The Walt Disney Co.'s first non-Hollywood movie made more than US$1 million (euro740,000) at Chinese box offices in its first week, but "The Secret of the Magic Gourd," lagged far behind two of this year's biggest American releases, the company said Monday.
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Hero, Zhang Yimou&#39;s Chinese martial arts epic, kept its hold on the top slot at the US box office after a slow Labor Day weekend.
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Following are the top 10 movies at  the North American box office for the September 14-16 weekend,  according to final studio data issued Monday by tracking firm  Media By Numbers LLC.
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North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees:
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Actress Milla Jovovich&#39;s sci-fi sequel Resident Evil: Apocalypse has ended JET LI film Hero&#39;s two-week reign at the top of the American box office, earning $23.
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After 2 years&#39; long wait, the Zhang Yimou movie &quot;Hero&quot; has nabbed the chance to make its debut in US. Featuring Chinese martial art and ancient love story, Jet Li, Zhang Ziyi and Maggie Cheung, star the movie.
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"Hero," Jet Li's acclaimed martial-arts epic, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and a gang of superbabies to debut as the top weekend film with &#36;17.8 million.
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The blood-soaked ancient epic "300" slaughtered its foes at the weekend box office in North America, setting a new record for a March release by selling about $70 million worth of tickets, distributor Warner Bros. Pictures said on Sunday.
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The acclaimed martial-arts epic Hero, starring Jet Li, Tony Leung Chiu-Wai, Maggie Cheung and Zhang Ziyi, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and a gang of superbabies to debut as the top weekend film with $17.
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Neo-retro sci-fi thriller "Sky  Captain and the World of Tomorrow" flew to the top of the North  American box office over the weekend, pushing sci-fi sequel  "Resident Evil: Apocalypse," which opened last week at No. 1,  to third place.
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Director Zhang Yimou presents a grand saga of ancient China with &quot;Hero&quot; -- a briskly paced, cleverly plotted martial arts epic that unfolds through a circuitous series of flashbacks.
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The sci-fi thriller "Jumper" leaped to the No. 1 spot at the North American box office on Sunday as moviegoers ignored critics' dire warnings for a second weekend.
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In the battle of computer-animated  cartoons, "The Incredibles" held onto the top slot at the  weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks  holiday movie "The Polar Express" pulled in at a distant No. 2,  according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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The Will Smith sci-fi  fantasy "I Am Legend" pulled in $33 million at the foreign box  office last weekend, while "The Golden Compass" tallied $23.1  million, two hefty totals reflecting strong post-holiday  business in many parts of the world.