The comedy spoof Epic Movie debuted atop the box office weekend bringing in $19.2 million, and bumping the Oscar contenders from the top stop.

Smokin’ Aces the hip, cool albeit dark and violent comedy came in second with $14.3 million. Night at the Museum is still hanging in there as it takes third place bringing in $9.5 million boosting its six week total to $217 million.

Four oscar nominated movies followed: Dreamgirls, The Pursuit of Happyness, Pan’s Labyrinth and The Queen.

The Hitcher rounds out the top ten taking in $3.6 million.

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• Epic Movie – $19.2 million
• Smokin’ Aces – $14.3 million
• Night at the Museum – $9.5 million
• Catch and Release – $8 million
• Stomp the Yard – $7.8 million
• Dreamgirls – $6.6 million
• The Pursuit of Happyness – $5 million
• Pan’s Labyrinth – $4.5 million
• The Queen – $4 million
• The Hitcher – $3.6 million

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The top ten movies at the box office for the weekend of January 19-21

• Stomp the Yard
• Night at the Museum
• Dreamgirls
• The Hitcher
• The Pursuit of Happyness
• Freedom Writers
• Pan’s Labyrinth
• Children of Men
• The Queen
• Arthur and the Invisibles

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Ben Stiller’s Night at the Museum brings in $24 million to stay on top at the box office for a third consecutive week (3 week domestic total: $164.1 million). Pursuit of Happyness starring Will Smith finished in second place again bringing in $13 millon dollars (2 weeks domestic total: $124.2 million). Children of Men expands its debut and leads the new wide releases by coming in third with $10. 3 million.

Debuting in fourth place is Freedom Writers starring Hilary Swank. It brings in $9.7 million while in limited release.

Happily N’Ever After by the makers of Shrek was big disappointment debuting in sixth place bringing in $6.8 million.

• Night at the Museum – $24 million
• The Pursuit of Happyness - $13
• Children of Men – $10.3
• Freedom Writers – $9.7
• Dreamgirls – $8.8
• Happily N’Ever After - $6.8
• Charlotte’s Web – $6.6
• The Good Shepherd – $6.5
• Rocky Balboa – $6.3
• We Are Marshall – $5.1

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• Happy Feet – $42,320,000
• Casino Royale – $40,600,000
• Borat - $14,350,000
• Santa Clause 3 – $8,218,000
• Flushed Away – $6,812,000
• Stranger Than Fiction – $6,600,000
• Babel – $2,902,000
• Saw III – $2,800,000
• The Departed - $2,605,000
• After Dark’s Horror Fest – $2,482,000

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• Borat – $29.0
• Santa Clause 3 – $16.9
• Flushed Away – $16.7
• Stranger Than Fiction – $14.1
• Saw III – $6.4
• Babel – $5.7
• The Departed – $5.2
• The Return – $4.8
• The Prestige – $4.6
• A Good Year – $3.8

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Borat was the big winner at last weekend’s box office with $26.4 million for it’s weekend debut. What makes this figure so amazing is that Borat only opened in 837 theaters and will expand to 2, 500 theaters by next Friday.

Santa Clause 3 debuted in second place with $20.0 million, while Flushed away brought in $19.0 million to place third.

Saw 3, last weekend’s box office champ, fell to fourth place with $15.5 million and The Departed falls to fifth place wth $6.0 million.

The Prestige places sixth bringing in $7.8 million and Flags of our Fathers falls to seventh place with $4.5 million.

Tbe critically panned Man of the Year manages to remain the top ten, placing eighth with $3.8 million, while Open Season places ninth hauling in an additional $3.1 million for Sony.

The indie film The Queen cracked the top ten earning $3.0 million to place tenth.

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• Borat – $2.4 Million
• Santa Clause 3 – $20.0 Million
• Flushed Away – $19.1 Million
• Saw III – $15.5 Million
• The Departed – $8.0 Million
• The Prestige – $7.8 Million
• Flags of Our Fathers – $4.5 Million
• Man of the Year
• Open Season – $3.1 Million
• The Queen – $3.0 Million

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Saw III arrived in theaters, just in time for Halloween, trapping audiences in their seats to the tune of $34.0 million. This is the largest opening for a Saw movie to date, and Lionsgate’s highest grossing weekend in history.

The Prestige, last weekend’s box office winner, slipped to third place with $9.6 million, while The Departed reclaims second place bringing in $9.8 million.

Clint Eastwood’s Flags of Our Father’s comes in fourth place with an estimated $6.4 million and rounding out the top five Open Season brings in $6.1 million. Placing sixth is Flicka with $5.0 million, while Man of the Year remains in seventh place with $4.7 million. The Grudge 2 comes in eigth scaring up $3.3 million.

Marie Antoinette is playing in only 859 theaters and it places ninth with $2.9 million. This is a 47% drop from it’s debut last week.

Sony’s Running With Scissors rounds out the top ten bringing in $2.9 million.

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• Saw III – $34.3 Million
• The Departed – $9.8 Million
• The Prestige – $9.6 Million
• Flags of Our Fathers - $6.4 Million
• Open Season – $6.1 Million
• Flicka – $4.97 Million
• Man of the Year - $4.71 Million
• The Grudge 2 – $3.30 Million
• Marie Antoinette - $2.85 Million
• Running with Scissors – $2.55 Million

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Christian Bale and Hugh Jackman in The Prestige

Director Christopher Nolan’s, The Prestige worked it’s magic on the
movie-going audience last weekend to top the North American Box with $14.8
million. Surprisingly enough, The Prestige managed to hold off Clint
Eastwood’s, WWII drama, Flags of our Fathers, which debuted in third
place with $10.8 million. Martin Scorsese scores his biggest hit in recent years
with the The Departed, which is holding strong at second place with $13.6
million for a grand total of $77.0 million to date.

Sony’s animated feature, Open Season places fourth with $8.0 million,
and Flicka, Fox’s family drama, debuts in fifth place bringing in $7.7
million. Tied for fifth place, with Flicka was last week’s box office
winner, The Grudge 2 with $7.7 million.

Falling to seventh place is Universal’s political comedy Man of the Year
with $7 million. Director Sofia Coppola’s, Marie Antoinette opened in
limited release and places eight with $5.3 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 was Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning,
which placed ninth with $3.9 million, and The Marine fell to10th place
with $3.7 million.

Sony’s Running With Scissors opened in limited
release, in only 8 theaters for a strong debut of $225,000, while the 3-D
version of Tim Burton’s, The Nightmare Before Christmas made $3.3 million
in limited release.

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• The Prestige – $14,818,000
• The Departed – $13,675,000
• Flags of Our Fathers – $10,200,000
• Open Season – $8,000,000
• Flicka – $7,700,000
• The Grudge 2 – $7,700,000
• Man of the Year – $7,035,000
• Marie Antoinette - $5,300,000
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning – $3,875,000
• The Marine – $3,725,000

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With the debut of The Grudge 2, this weekend, Sony scores it’s 12th number one hit for the year. The sequel to the 2004 hit screamed into theaters to the beat of $22 million. It only cost $20 million to make.

The Departed is still going strong dropping a mere 30%, and bringing in $18.7 million to place second. The gangster related film is poised to become Scorsese’s highest grossing film ever.

Starring Robin Wiliams, The Man of the Year had a mediocre debut bringing in $12.6 million to take third place. Rounding out the top five releases, Open Season comes in fourth place with $11million, while New Line Cinema’s Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning places fifth with $7.8 million.

Debuting in sixth place, The Marine pulls in $7 million and the other military themed drama The Guardian fell to seventh place with $5.9 million. The critically panned comedy, Employee of the Month comes in eighth with $5.6 million. Costing only $12 million to produce, the comedy has pulled in $19 million for Lionsgate, since it’s debut last week.

Cracking the top ten, One Night With the King places ninth with $4.3 million. The Biblical drama starring Peter O’Toole and Omar Shariff opened in just 909 theaters. Jackass: Number 2 places tenth with 3.3 million.

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• The Grudge 2 – $22.0 million
• The Departed – $18.7 million
• Man of the Year – $12.6 million
• Open Season – $11.0 million
• Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning – $7.8 million
• The Marine – 7.0 million
• The Guardian - $5.9 million
• Employee of the Month – $5.6 million
• One Night With the King – $4.3 million
• Jackass: Number 2 – $3.3 million

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Martin Scorses’ mega star heavy, The Departed cleaned up at the Box Office this weekend, bringing in $27.0 million for its debut weekend, while The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning hacked its way to second place taking in $19.2 million (it’s budget was only $16 million).

Last week’s box office champ, Open Season slipped to third place bringing in $16.0 million in it’s second week. Employee of the Month debuts in fourth place with $11. 8 million (probably due to poor reviews) and The Guardian hangs in there bringing in $9.6 million. Jackass Number Two comes in Sixth with $6.4 million and School for Scoundrels places seventh with $3.8 million.

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• The Departed – $27.0 million
• The Texas Chainsaw Massacre: The Beginning – $19.2 million
• Open Season – $16.0 million
• Employee of the Month – $11.8 million
• The Guardian – $9.6 million
• Jackass Number Two – $6.4 million
• The Gridiron Gang – $2.3 million
• Jet Li’s Fearless – $2.2 million
• The Illusionist

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