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Audiences Flock to Madagascar

Animated flick wins weekend box office

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(Newser) – Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa had the year's best opening for an animated family flick, pulling in $63.5 million to win the weekend box office, Variety reports. R-rated gross-out comedy Role Models, meanwhile, surprised by taking second place with $19.3 million. The remaining top five: High School Musical 3: Senior Year ($9.3 million), Changeling ($7.3 million) and Zack and Miri Make a Porno ($6.5 million).

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Characters in "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" are voiced by David Schwimmer, Jada Pinkett Smith, Ben Stiller and Chris Rock.   (AP Photo/Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures)
The animated feature
The animated feature "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa" had a better opening weekend than 2008's other animated hits, "WALL-E" and "Kung Fu Panda."   (AP Photo/Dreamworks, Paramount Pictures)
From left, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and Bobb'e J. Thompson are shown in a scene from
From left, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Paul Rudd, Seann William Scott and Bobb'e J. Thompson are shown in a scene from "Role Models."   (AP Photo/Universal Pictures)
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