"Spartans" spoof conquers "Rambo" at box office
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It turns out that Rambo is no  match for a bunch of silly Spartans.
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In a summer when many of the studios' biggest bets failed to pay off, it was familiarity in the form of sequels and low-budget comedies that resonated with movie audiences.
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A test-marketed film turns into a long-running hit
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Boxoffice comeback champ  Sylvester Stallone has inked a lucrative deal to direct and  star in two action films with "Rambo" producers Danny Dimbort,
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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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In a surprise at the North American  weekend box office, the fishy gangsters of reigning champion  "Shark Tale" easily dispatched the frisky marionettes of the  much-hyped satire "Team America: World Police."
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Rambo is invincible, sure. The film, however, is not.
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The new Adam Sandler   comedy, about a guy whose magical remote control can shift time to suit   his whims, zapped up an estimated &#36;40 million to win the weekend box   office derby.
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Rambo is coming to get theater audiences this week with Sylvester Stallone back on the big screen as the touch-as-nails Vietnam veteran.
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LOS ANGELES  - Although it opened overseas six weeks ago, "The Bourne Ultimatum" endured as the top attraction at the foreign box office box office, selling an estimated $13 million worth of tickets during the weekend.
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Mark Wahlberg remained invincible at the box office over the long Labor Day weekend. Disney's "Invincible," with Wahlberg as a pro football rookie who makes the team in open tryouts, was the No. 1 movie for the second straight weekend, taking in $15.2 million from Friday through Monday, according to studio estimates. The movie lifted its 11-day total to $37.8 million.
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&quot;Transformers,&quot; 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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A box-office surprise, the movie jabs hard at Americans' biases.
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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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The comedy "Epic Movie," which parodies several Hollywood blockbusters including Pirates of the Caribbean and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, prevailed at the North American box office this weekend. The follow-up to last year's "Date M...
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The ultra-bloody warrior film  "300," about a legendary battle between the Spartans and  Persians, seemed headed for U.S. box-office glory on Friday  with sell-out crowds flocking to early showings.
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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.