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Spartans Conquer Box Office

Posted Jan 27, 08 6:19 PM CST in Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Meet the Spartans outfought Rambo to claim top spot this weekend as both flicks knocked down last week's openers, Variety reports. Spartans, a 300 spoof, banked $18.7 million while Sly Stallone's pic scored $18.2 million. 27 Dresses crumpled to third with $13.6 million as horror pic Cloverfield toppled to fourth at $12.7 million, a crushing 68% fall from last week's number one spot.

Oscar-nominated films Juno, There Will Be Blood, and Michael Clayton saw ticket sale spikes this weekend; the Coen Brothers' No Country for Old Men jumped a whopping 106%, grossing $2.5 million to push the film above $50 million. Only Atonement sunk after the Oscar noms, falling 14% with $4 million, which upped its total to $37.9 million.
Source: Variety

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This undated photo provided by Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation shows Katherine Heigl during a scene from "27 Dresses." (AP Photo/Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Barry Wetcher)   (Associated Press)
In "Meet the Spartans", Carmen Carmen Electra, Sean Maguire, and Kevin Sorbo parody the film "300."   (MovieWeb)
Actor Sylvester Stallone makes an appearance at Planet Hollywood Times Square to promote his latest film "Rambo", Thursday, Jan. 17, 2008 in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)   (Associated Press)
In this photo provided by Sony Pictures Entertainment, Diane Lane stars in the thriller "Untraceable." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Entertainment)   (Associated Press)
This undated photo provided by Paramount Pictures shows Michael Stahl-David, left, and Odette Yustman during a scene from "Cloverfield." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Sam Emerson)   (Associated Press)
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