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Wall-E Sees Box Office Stars

Posted Jun 29, 08 5:30 PM CDT in Business,  Arts & Living 

(Newser) – Wall-E charmed filmgoers and Angelina Jolie's Wanted beat out expectations in a strong box office weekend, Variety reports. The Pixar-Disney animation flick banked $62.5 million while Wanted raked in $51.1 million. Get Smart held at third with $20 million and Kung Fu Panda kicked up $11.7 million in fourth, while The Incredible Hulk dropped to fifth with $9.2 million, Bloomberg reports.

Sources Variety, Bloomberg

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In this image released by Universal Pictures, Angelina Jolie and James McAvoy, left, are shown in a scene from the film, "Wanted."   (Associated Press)
In this image released by Walt Disney Co., a scene from Pixar's animated feature,"Wall-E" is shown.   (Associated Press)
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In this May 15, 2008 file photo, U.S. actors Brad Pitt, left, and Angelina Jolie arrive for the premiere of the film "Kung Fu Panda."   (Associated Press)
Pixar and Disney's Wall-E ponders the stars.   (MovieWeb)
'Wall-E,' from Pixar and Disney, took top spot at the weekend box office.   (MovieWeb)
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