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 'Inglourious Basterds' tops US box office
"Inglourious Basterds" starring Brad Pitt and directed by Quentin Tarantino has opened as the top film in U.S. box office with $37.6 million over the weekend, more than doubling it's closest competition, sci-fi drama "District 9". In the film, Pitt leads a group of Jewish-American Nazi killers.
Last week's topper sci-fi thriller "District 9" has slipped down to the number two spot with $18.9 million.
Paramount Pictures' "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" has also dropped one slot to number three with $12.5 million.
In fourth place, "The Time Traveller's Wife" made $10 million and Meryl Streep's Julie & Julia appeared at number five with $9 million.
The other new films of this week, Robert Rodriguez's animated movie "Shorts" entered at number six with $6.6 million and the Fox comedy "Post Grad" at number ten with $2.8 million.
Here are the top ten films at the US box office (Aug 21 - 23 weekend) :
| This WK |
Title |
Weekend Gross |
| 1 |
Inglourious Basterds |
$37,602,000 |
| 2 |
District 9 |
$18,900,000 |
| 3 |
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra |
$12,500,000 |
| 4 |
The Time Traveler's Wife |
$10,025,000 |
| 5 |
Julie & Julia |
$9,000,000 |
| 6 |
Shorts |
$6,600,000 |
| 7 |
G-Force |
$4,205,000 |
| 8 |
Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince |
$3,515,000 |
| 9 |
The Ugly Truth |
$2,850,000 |
| 10 |
Post Grad |
$2,800,000 |
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