'X-Men' scores record holiday opening
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The superhero epic &quot;X-Men: The Last Stand&quot; proved magnetic over the Memorial Day weekend, taking in &#36;120.1 million, the biggest opening ever for the holiday weekend.
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With what will likely be the last "big" opening of the summer box office season, "Alien vs. Predator" generated an impressive &#36;38.29 million last weekend, according to final numbers issued Monday. The opening was all the more impressive considering that individually the Fox franchises had pretty much run their course at the box office.
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Tom Hanks' holiday movie "The Polar  Express" has set an opening weekend record for a Hollywood film  released in Imax Corp.'s giant-screen format, the company's  co-chief executive said on Monday.
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It's the hottest ticket in town, as dedicated fans flock to retailers to grab copies of Microsoft's new video game. The opening-day sales figures catapult the sequel to the top of the entertainment heap.
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MELBOURNE cricket fans were given a late Christmas present yesterday with a perfect start to the MCG Test. A Boxing Day crowd of 61,557 enjoyed ideal conditions, which included a smooth playing surface on the newly laid turf.
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Some notable and noteworthy new Hollywood-oriented books are making their debuts just in time for the holidays.
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Nicholas Cage received the best opening weekend in his career so far with the number one box office movie in North America, Ghost Rider.  With over $44 million, this number one hit is the biggest blockbuster opening this year.  Coming in at numb...
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PARIS -- Holiday on ice takes on new meaning high above the rooftops of Paris doing figure eights inside the Eiffel Tower.
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Just in time for the annual rite of  difficult family moments, the comedy sequel "Meet the Fockers"  topped the Christmas weekend box office in North America with a  record-breaking debut, according to studio estimates issued on  Sunday.
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The film has made record-breaking box office collections.
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Hollywood is taking advantage of the first holiday frame of 2005, offering four new wide releases to duke it out over what should be a competitive extended weekend.
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LOS ANGELES  - 20th Century Fox has  moved up its Dennis Quaid adventure film "Flight of the  Phoenix" by five days to Dec. 17 to fill the hole left by "The  Aviator," which Miramax has moved to Christmas weekend.
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Holiday shoppers in North America snapped up nearly 5 million DVD units of "Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" in the hit title's first day in release, Walt Disney Co. said on Wednesday.
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Sci-fi action film "Transformers" smashed another box-office record by grossing $29.1 million on its second full day of release -- the most ever for a July 4 holiday, according to figures released on Thursday.
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The creature-feature "Cloverfield" became the first monster hit released in 2008, debuting with $41 million, a record opening for January, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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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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The hit superhero cartoon "The Incredibles" retained its lead at the weekend box office in North America, while the costly Tom Hanks holiday movie "The Polar Express" opened at a distant No. 2, according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.