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Book of Secrets Opens Big

Posted Dec 23, 07 4:25 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – National Treasure: Book of Secrets dug up $45.5 million this weekend, taking top spot and spurring record sales at a time often stymied by Christmas prep, Variety reports. I Am Legend helped by clearing $34.2 million in second place, and Alvin and the Chipmunks kept singing with $29 million in third.

In a heated contest for fourth, Charlie Wilson's War edged Sweeney Todd by mere decimal points—$9.6 to $9.3 million—though Todd played on half as many screens. Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story was a rare clinker for Judd Apatow, banking $4.1 million in 8th spot, and indie pic Juno played strong, notching tenth and raking in $3.4 million.

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From left, actors Diane Kruger, Nicolas Cage and Jon Voight attend the world premiere of "National Treasure Book Of Secrets" at the Ziegfeld Theatre, Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan...   (Associated Press)
This undated photo provided by Disney shows Helen Mirren, left, Nicolas Cage, center, and Diane Kruger in a scene from "National Treasure   (Associated Press)
A scene from Disney's "National Treasure: Book of Secrets," which topped US box office in its debut weekend with an estimated $45.5 million haul   (Walt Disney Corp.)
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