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America's Still Enchanted

Disney pic holds at top spot as Jessica Alba's debuts a tepid fourth

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(Newser) – Jessica Alba's Awake slept this weekend as Enchanted kept top spot and the African American family pic This Christmas nabbed second, Variety reports. Three-D glam film Beowulf snatched third, and Awake met expectations by banking $6 million in fourth. Hitman shot up $5.8 million in sales and took fifth in its second week.

Family pics Fred Claus and August Rush took sixth and seventh, respectively, both falling about 45% to bank just over $5 million. No Country For Old Men took eighth, Bee Movie ninth, and American Gangster tenth. Sales were low overall, an expected drop after the lucrative turkey weekend.

Mekhi Phifer and Sharon Leal in This Christmas (MovieWeb).
Mekhi Phifer and Sharon Leal in This Christmas (MovieWeb).   (MovieWeb)
Terrance Howard, Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba in Awake. (MovieWeb)
Terrance Howard, Hayden Christensen and Jessica Alba in Awake. (MovieWeb)   (MovieWeb)
Amy Adams in Enchanted. (MovieWeb)
Amy Adams in Enchanted. (MovieWeb)   (MovieWeb)
Actors Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen arrive at the premiere of
Actors Jessica Alba and Hayden Christensen arrive at the premiere of "Awake" at Chelsea West Cinemas, Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer)   (Associated Press)
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