&#39;Exorcist: The Beginning&#39; levitates to No. 1
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Maybe script rewrites aren&#39;t such a bad omen after all. Despite a story overhaul and having been almost entirely reshot, Exorcist: The Beginning surprised analysts by taking the top spot at theaters over the weekend.
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&quot;Harry Potter and the  Order of the Phoenix&quot; opened a powerful No. 1 on the  international circuit during the weekend, setting a record for  the franchise by grossing an estimated $190.3 million from more  than 12,000 screens in 44 territories.
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Vampire thriller 30 Days of Night enters the US box office at number one, with takings of $16m (Â£7.8m).
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The haunted-house thriller &quot;The Grudge,&quot; starring Sarah Michelle Gellar, held on to the No. 1 slot at the North American box office, scaring up $22.
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Superhero sequel Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer becomes the most popular film in North America.
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US audiences will get their first look at the prequel to hit horror flick Exorcist this weekend, amid reports that Hollywood had a devil of a time bringing the long-awaited prequel to the screen.
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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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A new prequel to The Exorcist was the most popular film at North American cinemas at the weekend, taking $18.2m.
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Campbell Scott, Shohreh Aghdashloo and Jennifer Carpenter are joining the cast of an untitled exorcism project based on true events.
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&quot;Exorcist: The Beginning,&quot; a film that had to be re-shot because the first version was not scary enough, led the North American box office over the weekend, as moviegoers
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Supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-usual seasonal slump.
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Jumper, a sci-fi thriller film starring Hayden Christensen, makes its debut at number one in North America.
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Supernatural thriller &quot;The Forgotten&quot; soared to the top of the US box office over the weekend with better-than-expected ticket sales during a worse-than-expected seasonal slump.
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"Exorcist: The Beginning," a film  that had to be re-shot with a new director because the first  version was not scary enough, led the North American box office  over the weekend, as moviegoers once again flocked to the  resurrection of an aging franchise.
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The supernatural thriller &quot; The Forgotten&quot; scared up the biggest bucks at North America box office over the weekend, according to preliminary studio estimates released Sunday.
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``The Grudge&#39;&#39; has a great opening scene, I&#39;ll grant you that. Bill Pullman wakes up next to his wife, greets the day from the balcony of their bedroom, and then - well, I, for one, was gob-smacked.
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Exorcist: The Beginning debuted at the top of the box office with an estimated US$18.2mil. The Warner Bros. production, which was almost entirely reshot by director Renny Harlin costs about US$20mil to make, Coming Soon!