'Hero' Holds Off Rivals at Weak U.S. Box Office
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Chinese martial arts thriller  "Hero" logged a second weekend at the top of the North American  box office during the U.S. Labor Day holiday, while four new  entries failed to make much of an impression.
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The bawdy Team America: World Police fell short of expectations this weekend, taking in $12.3 million for third place, according to estimates from box office trackers Nielsen EDI.
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Several high-profile films opened this weekend but could not knock 'The Incredibles' from the top spot at the North American box office, according to preliminary figures released on Sunday.
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Superman may not be the world&#039;s greatest superhero at the box office, but the Man of Steel still flies high. &quot;Superman Returns&quot; took in &#36;52.15 million over opening weekend, lifting its five-day total since its debut Wednesday to &#36;84.2 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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The Chinese martial arts thriller "Hero" held onto the No. 1 slot at the North American box office during the U.S. Labor Day holiday, helping to consign four newcomers to a quick oblivion.
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Los Angeles -- Hero, director Zhang Yimou&#39;s acclaimed martial-arts epic starring Jet Li, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and superbabies to debut as the top weekend film, earning $17.
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Since the box office hit rock bottom last weekend, there's no place to go but up. And two films targeting very different audiences are looking to take advantage of the usual seasonal slump this weekend.
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"Transformers," the big-budget movie about alien robots battling on Earth, crushed the competition in theaters over the weekend, racking up $67.6 million in three days to land at No. 1 on box office charts, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Nicholas Cage's adventure flick 'National Treasure' kept discovering gold at the North American box office this weekend, beating out a slate of animated and holiday releases for the third week in a  row, early figures showed on Sunday.
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"Hero," Jet Li's acclaimed martial-arts epic, vanquished giant snakes, serial killers and a gang of superbabies to debut as the top weekend film with &#36;17.8 million.
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By staff report. Miramax Film&#39;s epic Chinese martial arts period piece &quot;Hero&quot; retained its crown as North America&#39;s top-grossing motion picture over a slow four-day holiday weekend with domestic boxoffice receipts of about $8.
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LOS ANGELES The acclaimed Jet Li martial-arts epic &quot;Hero&quot; took in an estimated 17-point-eight (m) million dollars to rank Number One in the weekend box office.
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The animated comedy took in $31.7 million to hold the No. 1 spot for a second straight weekend. Billy Bob Thornton&#39;s &quot;Friday Night Lights&quot; opened in second place with $20.
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"Evan Almighty" did not live up to its name at the weekend box office in North America.
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The comic-book adaptation "Ghost Rider" burned the competition at the weekend box office, fending off a rush of new movies to rake in $19.7 million in its second week, according to studio estimates Sunday.
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The action film holds on to the top box office spot.
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North American box-office performance as of Sunday for Oscar best-picture nominees: