Sci-Fi 'Alien Vs. Predator' Leads Box Office
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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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LOS ANGELES  - From menacing Spartan warriors to chipper singing chipmunks, 2007's boxoffice attractions spanned the gamut. Following a heated summer, there was a cooling-off spell during the fall, but the year still saw the domestic box office gross climb to a record $9.62 billion.
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Ratings are based on the box office collections and the cost of the film.
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"Transformers," the big-budget movie about alien robots battling on Earth, crushed the competition in theaters over the weekend, racking up $67.6 million in three days to land at No. 1 on box office charts, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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The all-star caper film "Ocean's Thirteen" made off with $37.1 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend to steal the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Judging from the recent success of &quot;Alien vs. Predator,&quot; crossover franchise films make for good box office.
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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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By Borys Kit  LOS ANGELES  - Even before "Alien vs.  Predator," the resurrection of two tired movie franchises,  captured the top spot at the weekend box office, New Line  Cinema began plotting a new face-off for its horror favorites,  Freddy Krueger and Jason Voorhees, who had their own moment  atop the box office last August with "Freddy vs. Jason."
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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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[Hollywood News]: Washington, Oct 25 : Horror flick &quot;The Grudge&quot; emerged as the highest grossing film this weekend after earning a total of 40 million dollars, while the &quot;Shark Tale&quot;which has been reigning at the box office for the past three weeks has
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The Alien and the  Predator, monsters from a great science-fiction film and an  above-average one, respectively, have been reduced in "Aliens  vs. Predator: Requiem" to featured attractions in a dull  actioner that looks like a bad video game.
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Movie-goers were easy prey for a double dose of space invaders.
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Horror film Cloverfield goes straight to the top of the North American box office, with takings of $41m (Â£21m).
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This summerâs box office has found its gravy in action sequels. Following on the heels of the âAlien Versus Predatorâ success story, the sci-fi sequel âResident Evil: Apocalypseâ opened at number
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US animated film Shark Tale breaks the record for opening box office takings in October, say estimates.
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It won't be immediately clear whether "Godzilla: Final Wars," which opened in Japan last week, has broken any box office records. But the giant radioactive reptile's 28th film already has set the bar higher in one way &#151; its cost.
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Grizzly slasher film Saw IV tops the US box office with $32.1m (Â£7.8m), beating comedy Dan in Real Life.