North American Moviegoers Dig 'National Treasure'
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Oscar-winner Nicolas Cage, who has  not had a hit film in years, struck gold at the North American  box office on Sunday with his new adventure movie "National  Treasure" as family-oriented pictures led the field.
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Fortune-seeker Nicolas Cage, lonely guy Will Smith and a pack of talking chipmunks ended Hollywood's year on a happy note. Cage's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets" was the No. 1 movie for a second weekend with $35.6 million, followed by "Alvin and the Chipmunks" with $30 million and Smith's "I Am Legend" with $27.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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Oscar award winner Nicolas Cage,  who has not had a hit movie in years, ended the two-week reign  of "The Incredibles" at the North American box office on Sunday  with his new family adventure "National Treasure."
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"National Treasure" continued to strike box-office gold, taking in &#36;33.1 million from Friday to Sunday to retain the No. 1 slot over the busy Thanksgiving weekend.
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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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The Disney film âNational Treasure: Book of Secretsâ maintained its grip on the No. 1 spot at North American box offices for a third consecutive weekend.
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Comedies mining the unlikely topics of terminal cancer and a church robbery led the North American box office on Sunday, sending ticket sales higher for a fifth consecutive weekend.
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Nicolas Cage&#39;s National Treasure manages for fight off an underwater sea sponge to take the top spot at the national box office this weekend.
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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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Overcoming ordinary reviews, comic adventure National Treasure found quite a fortune across North America, digging up an estimated $35 million in three days.
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Nicolas Cage has pushed The Incredibles off the top of the US box office with his new family film, National Treasure. The film, made by Disney and produced by uber-producer Jerry Bruckheimer, took an estimated
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Moviegoers got their motors running and drove the all-star comedy "Wild Hogs" to the top spot at the weekend box office in North America.
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Nicolas Cage is at the top of the box office for the third weekend in row, after National Treasure hauled in an extra $17.1 million at the box office.
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National Treasure: Book Of Secrets plays out like a repeat ride on an exciting rollercoaster. It is still fun the second time around but with nowhere near the excitement and mystery that accompany a 'first time'.
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In a town where friendship is  fleeting, a star who once feared being labeled wacky and an  action movie producer with a Midas touch have become a  solid-gold team that this week again tests its box office power  with their fourth collaboration, "National Treasure."
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An unexpected victor emerged in a weekend that pitted family-focused films at the box office, as &quot;National Treasure&quot; from Walt Disney Pictures - about a treasure
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Nicolas Cage's "National Treasure" sequel was the top draw at North American movie theaters for a third consecutive weekend, while a pregnant schoolgirl delivered another healthy box-office bundle.