"Pirates," "Knocked up" lead box office
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" led the North American box office for a second weekend, while the pregnancy comedy "Knocked Up" opened at a distant No. 2 with better-than-expected sales.
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Walt Disney Co.'s "Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" logged a third weekend as the most  popular movie in North America while the latest films from  directors M. Night Shyamalan and Ivan Reitman both bombed,  according to studio estimates issued on Sunday.
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LOS ANGELES  - "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" weathered intensified international competition, but maintained its lead for a third consecutive weekend with an estimated $51.3 million from 103 territories.
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Movie audiences have gone from one robbery flick to another. "Ocean's Twelve," the star-driven sequel to the theft caper "Ocean's Eleven," debuted with &#36;40.9 million, stealing the top box office slot from the heist hit "National Treasure," which slipped to third place with &#36;10 million, studio estimates showed Sunday.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End" hauled in $142.1 million to commandeer the record for best Memorial Day weekend debut, capping a huge month that puts Hollywood on track for record summer business.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" ruled the foreign box office for  an eighth weekend, grossing an estimated $17.8 million from 48  territories.
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The successful DVD release of the second Pirates of the Caribbean movie boosts Walt Disney's quarterly profits.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest" led the foreign box office for the  11th time in 12 weekends Sunday with estimated sales of $7.6  million from 36 territories.
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"Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World's End" topped the DVD sales chart during  its first week in stores, while "Superbad" debuted at No. 2,  according to Nielsen VideoScan sales data issued Wednesday.
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"Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest," the foreign box office champ for
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Walt Disney Co.  said on  Wednesday that first-quarter net earnings more than doubled,  driven by DVD sales of the movies "Pirates of the Caribbean:  Dead Man's Chest," "Cars" and the sale of a stake in E!  Entertainment Television.
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Knocked Up, directed by Judd Apatow is a delightful comedy of an unplanned pregnancy and its aftermath.
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The biker comedy "Wild Hogs" debuted at No. 1 at the weekend box office, cruising into first place with a total take of $39.7 million.
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The comedy "Epic Movie," which parodies several Hollywood blockbusters including Pirates of the Caribbean and Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, prevailed at the North American box office this weekend. The follow-up to last year's "Date M...
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LOS ANGELES  - Disney's "Invincible"   edged out newcomers "Crank" and "The Wicker Man" at the North   American box office during the Labor Day holiday weekend,   according to final data issued Tuesday.
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&quot;Pirates of the  Caribbean: At World&#39;s End&quot; weathered intensified international  competition, but maintained its lead for a third consecutive  weekend with an estimated $51.3 million from 103 territories.
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Small-budget movies are making bigger hits than big-budget movies.