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Earth Tops Box Office as Specialty Flicks Shine

Golden Globe nominations give specialty flicks a boost

By Laurel Jorgensen,  Newser Staff

Posted Dec 14, 2008 5:41 PM CST

(Newser) – The Day the Earth Stood Still pulled in $31 million and topped the box office this weekend, but specialty films drew bigger buzz, Variety reports. Benefiting from Golden Globe noms, Milk cracked the top ten with $2.6 million and Slumdog Millionaire banked $2.2 million. Clint Eastwood’s Gran Torino made $284,000 in only six theaters—a per-screen weekend high—and Doubt grossed $525,000 at 15 locations.


Filling out the top five behind The Day the Earth Stood Still were: Four Christmases ($13.3 million), Twilight ($8 million), Bolt ($7.5 million), and Australia ($4.3 million), the AP reports.

In this image released by Focus Features, Sean Penn portrays gay rights activist Harvey Milk in a scene from in a scene from Milk.
In this image released by Focus Features, Sean Penn portrays gay rights activist Harvey Milk in a scene from in a scene from "Milk."   (AP Photo/Focus Features)
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu in a scene from The Day the Earth Stood Still.
In this image released by 20th Century Fox, Keanu Reeves portrays Klaatu in a scene from "The Day the Earth Stood Still."   (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Doane Gregory)
Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves star in The Day the Earth Stood Still.
Jennifer Connelly and Keanu Reeves star in "The Day the Earth Stood Still."   (MovieWeb)
In this image released by Fox Searchlight pictures, Dev Patel, left, and Anil Kapoor are shown in a scene from Slumdog Millionaire.
In this image released by Fox Searchlight pictures, Dev Patel, left, and Anil Kapoor are shown in a scene from "Slumdog Millionaire."   (AP Photo/Fox Searchlight, Ishika Mohan)
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Dec 18, 2008 6:49 AM CST
Keanu Rules!

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