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 'Disney's A Christmas Carol' No. 1 at box office
"Disney's A Christmas Carol", a 3-D adaptation of Charles Dickens's "A Christmas Carol", has debuted at the top of the US box office.
Robert Zemeckis's animated film, starring Jim Carrey, earned $31 million in its opening weekend.
According to Disney, nearly three-quarters of the film's sales came from cinemas showing it in 3D.
Last weekend's No. 1 movie, "Michael Jackson: This Is It", slipped down to number two with $14 million.
This week several movies have debuted in No. 1, 3, 4 and 6.
"The Men Who Stare at Goats", staring George Clooney, has debuted at No. 3 with $13.3 million, thriller "The Fourth Kind" at No. 4 with $12.5 million and director Richard Kelly's "The Box" at No. 6 with $7.9 million.
"Paranormal Activity", which was at No. 2 last weekend, dropped down to fifth position with $8.6 million.
Here are the top ten films at the US box office (November 6 - 8 weekend) :
| This WK |
Title |
Weekend Gross |
| 1 |
Disney's A Christmas Carol |
$31,000,000 |
| 2 |
Michael Jackson: This Is It |
$14,000,000 |
| 3 |
The Men Who Stare at Goats |
$13,309,000 |
| 4 |
The Fourth Kind |
$12,521,000 |
| 5 |
Paranormal Activity |
$8,600,000 |
| 6 |
The Box |
$7,855,000 |
| 7 |
Couples Retreat |
$6,428,000 |
| 8 |
Law Abiding Citizen |
$6,172,000 |
| 9 |
Where the Wild Things Are |
$4,225,000 |
| 10 |
Astro Boy |
$2,588,000 |
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