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National Treasure Stays in Top Spot

Posted Jan 6, 08 6:53 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – National Treasure: Book of Secrets glowed in top spot for a third straight weekend as quirky Juno scored a startling third, almost neck-and-neck with mega-hit I Am Legend. Juno banked an estimated $16.2M and expanded to 1,952 theaters in its fifth week, a near-record run for a specialty film.

Alvin and the Chipmunks piped in at fourth, nearing a possible $200 million domestic run, as PG-13 horror flick One Missed Call dialed up fifth with $13.5 million. Charlie Wilson's War outfought P.S. I Love You for sixth as The Water Horse, Sweeney Todd, and Atonement rounded out the top 10.

Source Variety

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Will Smith stars as Robert Neville in "I Am Legend."   (MovieWeb)
Actress Ellen Page is interviewed by "Access Hollywood" correspondent Tony Potts, not shown, during a taping of a segment for the show at The London hotel Thursday, Dec. 13, 2007 in New York. Page snagged...   (Associated Press)
From left, Drew Barrymore, Diablo Cody, Jason Reitman, and cast members of Juno, Ellen Page, Allison Janney, Jason Bateman and J.K. Simmons are seen with the Chairman's Vanguard award backstage at the...   (Associated Press)
This image released by Fox Searchlight shows a scene from "Juno" with Ellen Page, left, and Michael Cera. (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Doane Gregory)   (Associated Press)
Nicolas Cage searches for clues in "National Treasure: Book of Secrets."   (MovieWeb)
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