'Talladega' races to top of box office
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Will Ferrell's NASCAR spoof "Talladega Nights: The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" enjoyed life in the fast lane with a No. 1 finish in the weekend box office race, taking in $47 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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For the 10 drivers competing in NASCAR's new 10-race playoff, there will be one key goal Sunday in Talladega: staying out of trouble.
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Will Ferrell's "Talladega Nights:  The Ballad of Ricky Bobby" held on to first place in the  box-office race while "World Trade Center," Oliver Stone's  recounting of the September 11 attacks, landed at No. 3,  according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr. charged from 11th place to victory and the series points lead in the last five laps of yesterday's NASCAR Nextel Cup race at Talladega (Ala.) Superspeedway.
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North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees:
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - Dale Earnhardt Jr. was nearly perfect on the racetrack. His only slipup Sunday came during a postrace television interview.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Fla. -- In a dramatic finish that even trumped the drag race Kevin Harvick won over Mark Martin in February's Daytona 500, Roush Fenway Racing driver Jamie McMurray nosed out Hendrick Motorsports driver Kyle Busch at the finish line by a scant five-1,000ths of a second to win last night's Pepsi 400 at Daytona International Speedway.
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Will Ferrell's motor racing comedy takes pole position on the UK and Ireland box office chart.
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TALLADEGA, Ala. - Friday&#39;s qualifying session at Talladega Superspeedway was a big day for the other guys â-hose Nextel Cup drivers who aren&#39;t among the elite 10 in the Chase to the Championship.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver  Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined $10,000 for cursing during a  TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.
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Dale Jarrett beats out 56 other drivers Sunday in qualifying to take the top spot for next Sunday's season-opening Nextel Cup event.
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DAYTONA BEACH, Florida (Sports Network) - NASCAR driver Dale Earnhardt Jr. has been fined $10,000 for cursing during a TV interview following his win at Talladega Superspeedway.
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The race for Hollywood's top film honors, the Oscars, turned into a three-way contest on Sunday when "The Aviator," "Sideways" and "Million Dollar Baby," took top Golden Globe Awards.
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U.S. car-racing movie "Talladega Nights"   shot straight to the top of the UK box office over the weekend,   edging out Helen Mirren's acclaimed regal portrait in "The   Queen," according to Screen International on Tuesday.
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The road-trip comedy "Are We There Yet?" starring rapper-actor Ice Cube debuted as the top movie with &#36;18.6 million over the weekend, displacing the sports tale "Coach Carter" to second place.
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Dale Earnhardt Jr.&#39;s swearword in a TV interview after his victory at Talladega costs him the NASCAR points lead and $10,000. A slip of the tongue on TV cost Dale Earnhardt Jr.
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The Nicolas Cage action movie Ghost Rider opens at the top of the North American box office chart.