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December 2, 2008 8:59:49 PM CST



Burn Leads Box Office Boom

Posted Sep 14, 08 4:57 PM CDT in Business Arts & Living 

(Newser) – The Coen brothers' Burn After Reading led an unexpectedly strong box office weekend by nabbing top spot with $19.4 million, Variety reports. With overall sales up 35% over this frame last year, Tyler Perry’s The Family that Preys took second with $18 million, followed by Righteous Kill ($16.5 million), The Women ($10 million), and The House Bunny ($4.3 million).

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Actresses Sanaa Lathan, right, and Taraji P. Henson, left, join Tyler Perry, on the red carpet as they arrive to a special screening of Tyler Perry's The Family That Preys, New York, Monday, Sept., 8,...   (AP Photo)
Brad Pitt plays a clueless fitness trainer in "Burn After Reading."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
In this image released by Focus Features, John Malkovich is shown in a scene from "Burn After Reading."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
The cast and crew from "Burn After Reading" includes directors Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, actors John Malkovich, Tilda Swinton, Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand.   (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri)
Directors Ethan Coen, left, and Joel Coen work with George Clooney on the set of "Burn After Reading."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
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