U.S. Box Office Taking a Breather This Weekend
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LOS ANGELES  - With Thanksgiving over  and Christmas still three weeks away, the box office will try  to catch its breath this weekend as moviegoers turn their  attention to other seasonal pursuits like shopping.
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LOS ANGELES  - Wall Street analysts have been digging into this year's expected film releases to gauge box office trends, and some don't like what they see.
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After last weekend's take ran 10% behind the comparable number for the preceding year, distributors are hoping that the national boxoffice will begin to stage a rally this weekend. And hopes are riding highest on Sony Pictures' supernatural thriller "The Forgotten."
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Following are the top 10 movies at the North American box office for the three-day portion of the U.S. Presidents Day holiday weekend beginning February 16, led by the new Nicolas Cage movie "Ghost Rider," according to studio estimates released on Sunday.
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"Meet the Fockers" dominated the box office last weekend, but the end-of-year period was a disappointing one in general for Hollywood.
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There can be no stranger box-office week than one in which Christmas falls on a Saturday, like this year, or a Sunday. You have heavily publicized movies opening midway through the weekend.
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LOS ANGELES - It's been a bad time for movies in general lately, but good for thrillers like "The Forgotten," which claimed the No. 1 box office spot over the weekend, scaring up $22 million...
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Several high-profile films opened this weekend but could not knock 'The Incredibles' from the top spot at the North American box office, according to preliminary figures released on Sunday.
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Chinese martial arts movie Hero leads the US box office, over the quiet Labor Day weekend.
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Wall Street and Hollywood are watching to see if DreamWorks' animated feature "Shark Tale" stirs a feeding frenzy at the box office this weekend.
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Wall Street and Hollywood are watching to see if DreamWorks&#39; animated feature &quot;Shark Tale&quot; stirs a feeding frenzy at the box office this weekend.
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The hit superhero cartoon &quot;The Incredibles&quot; retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie &quot;The Polar Express&quot; opened at a distant No.
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The first fall weekend  is sometimes a surprise at the North American box office.
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Stocks were little changed on Monday as investors paused after Friday's record highs to weigh the latest speculation on the mergers and acquisition front.
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Following a lukewarm shopping weekend, the nation's stores are now focusing their attention on the final week leading to Christmas, as consumers seem to be postponing more of their buying to the last minute compared to a year ago.
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With the passing of Labor Day weekend, the really big movies -- featuring household names, gigantic budgets and baring the burden of Oscar hopes and pretensions -- are just around the corner.
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One film had an unforgettable weekend at the American box office but, for the rest of the bunch, September continued to be something of a disappointment.