"Ratatouille" takes early lead at box office
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Walt Disney Co.'s rat cartoon "Ratatouille" scampered to an early lead at the North American box office, earning $16.6 million during its first day of release, according to estimates issued on Saturday by tracking firm boxofficemojo.com.
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The biker comedy "Wild Hogs" debuted at No. 1 at the weekend box office, cruising into first place with a total take of $39.7 million.
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Rodent tale Ratatouille takes nine prizes at the animation industry's awards ceremony in Los Angeles.
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Studio estimates show Cage&#39;s &quot;National Treasure&quot; debuted as the top weekend movie with 35-point-three (m) million dollars.
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Following are the top 10 movies at  the North American box office for the three-day weekend  beginning September 22, led by new release "Jackass Number  Two," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by  Reuters. Final data will be issued on Monday.
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LOS ANGELES  - Rotten Tomatoes, the online movie site that aggregates critics' reviews, tossed out its ninth annual Golden Tomato Awards on Monday, hailing "Ratatouille" as its best-reviewed wide-release movie of 2007.
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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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The new zombie thriller "30 Days of Night" took a commanding early lead at the North American box office on Saturday, while the serious dramas "Gone Baby Gone," "Rendition" and "Things We Lost in the Fire" were on track for disastrous debuts.
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Following are the top 10  films at the North American box office for the weekend  beginning September 7, led by the new release "3:10 to Yuma,"  according to estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
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Rotten Tomatoes, the  online movie site that aggregates critics' reviews, tossed out  its ninth annual Golden Tomato Awards on Monday, hailing  "Ratatouille" as its best-reviewed wide-release movie of 2007.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Transformers" triggered box-office fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday, "Ratatouille" successfully competed against family barbecues, and "Live Free or Die Hard" continued to wave its flag.
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The family friendly, âSpongeBob SquarePants Movieâ opened in second place with $33.5 million in ticket sales this weekend, behind Nicholas Cageâs âNational Treasure,â which made $35.2 million.
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&quot;Transformers&quot; triggered  box-office fireworks during the Fourth of July holiday,  &quot;Ratatouille&quot; successfully competed against family barbecues,  and &quot;Live Free or Die Hard&quot; continued to wave its flag.
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Disney animated movie Ratatouille tops the UK and Ireland box office chart for a third week.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ingredients for Pixar Animation's "Ratatouille" were assembled about six years ago, but it's unlikely that the movie, which opens Friday, would have turned out to be the fine delicacy that it is without the superheroic efforts of Brad Bird.
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Warning: "Ratatouille" director Brad Bird goes
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Samuel L. Jackson's basketball picture extended its lead at the North American box office on Monday as word of mouth drove business during the Martin Luther King, Jr. U.S. holiday weekend.