Behind America's box-office obsession
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Both the media and the public love a winner, especially as summer blockbusters compete for first place.
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The all-star caper film "Ocean's Thirteen" made off with $37.1 million in ticket sales during its opening weekend to steal the No. 1 spot at the North American box office, according to studio estimates on Sunday.
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Here is a chance to check out where your favourite movies stand in the box-office.
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With income and wealth disparities rising sharply, F. Scott FitzgeraldÂs tale of wealthy Americans has experienced a resurgence of interest.
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Moviegoers are not following the  script written for them by the Hollywood studios. In a sign  that big-budget sequels may be losing their allure, North  American ticket sales for the first three big films of the  lucrative summer season have not kept pace with their  respective predecessors.
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In Hollywood, box-office  records exist to be broken. Last month saw several records fall  as Sony Pictures&#39; &quot;Spider-Man 3,&quot; and then the Walt Disney  Studios&#39; &quot;Pirates of the Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; stormed the  multiplex.
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Arts & entertainment: In Latin America, populist movements are rising up against western intervention. John Pilger explains why only the cinema was big enough to tell their story.
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Arts & entertainment: Â· Thousands join queue for British release Â· Money-spinning power rivals Hollywood movies
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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.
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Oscar nominations and the subsequent ad blitz in the media mean hotter box-office hits across North America, and in many other countries.
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"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" caught a wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the weekend North American box office, according to studio estimates as of Sunday morning.
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As Hollywood goes nuts, maybe the audience needs to examine itself too
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"Fantastic Four: Rise of the Silver Surfer" caught the nationwide wave of moviegoers to the No. 1 spot at the weekend box office, according to studio estimates.
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Moviegoers were in the mood for romance this weekend, sending Will Smith's "Hitch" to the top of the N. American box office. The film opened with a higher-than-expected $45.3 million in sales and set a record for the biggest opening for a romant...
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Conquering much of the world was a piece of cake for Alexander the Great. Conquering the North American box office is another thing.
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LOS ANGELES  - The ancient epic "300" came out fighting at the North American box office during its first day of release, and immediately staked out what's shaping up as a potentially record-breaking weekend.
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Never mind the plasma-screen TVs. The theater is still tops with movie fans, according to the Motion Picture Association of America.