Monster movie tops US box office
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Horror film Cloverfield goes straight to the top of the North American box office, with takings of $41m (Â£21m).
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Sequels to Shrek, Spider-Man and Harry Potter help propel US box office takings to a new summer record.
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"Cloverfield," a low-budget  Godzilla-style horror movie, scared up a monstrous $41 million  opening at the weekend box office in North America, almost  twice the tally of the new romance "27 Dresses."
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The critically acclaimed Western "3:10 to Yuma" outgunned the fright fest "Halloween" to become the weekend's top box office draw.  The remake from Lionsgate took in $14.1 million from Friday through Sunday according to studio estimates...
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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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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.  Paramount's tale of a giant reptile causing chaos in New York City surpa...
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The latest film in the zombie series Resident Evil goes straight to the top of the North American cinema chart.
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US summer box office takings surpass $4bn for the first time as comedy Superbad tops the chart.
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Rock star Rob Zombie&#39;s reworking of  the classic slasher movie &quot;Halloween&quot; scared up record business  at the North American box office during the Labor Day holiday  weekend, while overall ticket sales for the lucrative summer  movie going period reached a new high.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Shrek the Third" reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office with an estimated weekend haul of $17.2 million, lifting its overseas total to $436 million.
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&quot;Shrek the Third&quot;  reclaimed the No. 1 spot at the foreign box office with an  estimated weekend haul of $17.2 million, lifting its overseas  total to $436 million.
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&quot;Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver  Surfer&quot; caught the nationwide wave of moviegoers to the No. 1  spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates.
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The Associated Press reports that the first October weekend of box office swept away the September doldrums. The animated fish story &#39;Shark Tale&#39; starring Will Smith and Jack Black swam to the top of the heap with a healthy showing of $49.
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Rock star Rob Zombie's reworking of the classic slasher movie "Halloween" scared up record business at the North American box office during the Labor Day holiday weekend, while overall ticket sales for the lucrative summer movie going period reached a new high.
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"Cloverfield" is the first adrenaline-pumping monster hit of the year, bringing in more than $40 million dollars on its opening weekend. The thriller is told from the point of view of five young New Yorkers using their handheld camera. But for some viewers, being "part" of the movie is making them sick -- literally.
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New comedy Epic Movie tops the North American box office chart, according to industry estimates.
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Following are the top 10 movies at  the North American box office for the three-day weekend  beginning March 9, led by the new release "300," according to  studio estimates released on Sunday.