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Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Treasure still tops US box office


Nicholas Cage film, National Treasure: Book of Secrets, has topped the North American box office for a second week.
The action sequel which sees the star reprise his role as a treasure hunter, took $35.6m (£17.8m), taking its total earnings to $124m (£62m).
Surprise hit children's film Alvin and the Chipmunks rose one place to number two taking $30m, (£15m).
Will Smith's action-thriller I Am Legend slipped one spot to third, after three weeks in the chart.
US AND CANADA BOX OFFICE
1. National Treasure: Book of Secrets - $35.6m (£17.8m)
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks - $30m (£15m)
3. I Am Legend - $27.5m (£14.6m)
4. Charlie Wilson's War - $11.7m (£5.6m)
5. Juno - $10.3m (£5.2m)
Source: Media By Numbers
Political comedy Charlie Wilson's War starring Tom Hanks and Julia Roberts held onto its fourth place spot.
And offbeat comedy Juno, about an unwanted teen pregnancy, rose five places to claim the fifth position on the chart despite only showing at about 1,000 cinemas.
There were new entries for horror Aliens vs Predator: Requiem in sixth, and family film The Water Horse: Legend of the Deep, in seventh.
But Johnny Depp musical Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street fell four places to nine after taking $8m (£4m).
Modern-day fairy tale Enchanted continued to delight cinema goers in its sixth week since release, rounding out the top 10.

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