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10,000 BC Clobbers Competition

College Road Trip pulls into second place

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(Newser) – Action epic 10,000 BC fought its way to the top of the box office this weekend, grabbing Warner Bros. $35.7 million, Bloomberg reports. The chronicle of a hunter facing massive beasts clambered over another new release, College Road Trip, a family film which took $14 million, as well as the political thriller Vantage Point, which came in third with $7.5 million.

Will Ferrell’s basketball comedy Semi-Pro sank to fourth place from last week’s top spot with $5.75 million. Meanwhile, real-life heist flick The Bank Job deposited $5.71 million, putting it in fifth. Cinema takings dropped 34% from this weekend last year, but 2008 totals are beating out 2007 numbers by 3.9%.

In this image released by Lionsgate Films, Jason Statham is shown in a scene from
In this image released by Lionsgate Films, Jason Statham is shown in a scene from "The Bank Job". (AP Photo/Lionsgate Films, Jack English)   (Associated Press)
New York Knicks Nate Robinson, left, plays basketball against Woody Harrelson, center, and Will Ferrell from the new movie
New York Knicks Nate Robinson, left, plays basketball against Woody Harrelson, center, and Will Ferrell from the new movie "Semi-Pro," on the NBC "Today" program in New York's Rockefeller Plaza, Tuesday,...   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Steven Straight, portraying D'Leh, is threatened by a saber-tooth tiger in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' epic adventure
In this image released by Warner Bros. Pictures, Steven Straight, portraying D'Leh, is threatened by a saber-tooth tiger in Warner Bros. Pictures' and Legendary Pictures' epic adventure "10,000 B.C."...   (Associated Press)
Actress-singer Raven-Symone, who stars in
Actress-singer Raven-Symone, who stars in "College Road Trip," makes an appearance on MTV's Total Request Live, Tuesday, March 4, 2008, in New York. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini)   (Associated Press)
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