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'Wild Things' Leads $32.5M Box-Office Rumpus

'Wild Things' Leads $32.5M Box-Office Rumpus

'Where the Wild Things Are' proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32.5 million.

 

Surprise hit scares $$ out of moviegoers

Surprise hit scares $$ out of moviegoers

The new horror movie "Paranormal Activity" could be filling movie studio marketing departments with fear. Using a campaign of limited showings, social media and word-of-mouth fan buzz, the film has managed to become a breakout hit without the aid of a glitzy marketing campaign -- or even a traditional movie trailer.

 

Fans check in for 'Couples Retreat' with $35.3M

Fans check in for 'Couples Retreat' with $35.3M

Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau have buddied up again to land their relationship comedy "Couples Retreat" at the top of the weekend box office....

 

'Meatballs' holds box office for second week

'Meatballs' holds box office for second week

Seconds, anyone? Eating up $24.6 million worth of tickets, "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs" defied box office gravity by falling a minuscule 19 percent to win the top spot yet again.

 

‘Chance of Meatballs’ delicious at box office

‘Chance of Meatballs’ delicious at box office

The forecast was bright at the box-office for "Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs," which earned $30.1 million to lead this weekend's films.

 

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