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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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Witch Mountain Wins Weekend

Watchmen drops to second, Last House comes third

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(Newser) – Race to Witch Mountain sped to the box office summit this weekend by banking $25 million, Entertainment Weekly reports. Last week’s big earner, Watchmen, dropped to second with $18.1 million, while upstart The Last House on the Left scared up $14.7 million in third. Taken ($6.7 million) and Madea Goes to Jail ($5.1 million) rounded out the top five.

In this film still released by Disney, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from Race to Witch Mountain.
In this film still released by Disney, Carla Gugino, AnnaSophia Robb, Alexander Ludwig, and Dwayne Johnson are shown in a scene from Race to Witch Mountain.   (AP Photo/Disney, Ron Phillips)
Dwayne Johnson as Jack Bruno, Alexander Ludwig as Seth and AnnaSophia Robb as Sara in
Dwayne Johnson as Jack Bruno, Alexander Ludwig as Seth and AnnaSophia Robb as Sara in "Race to Witch Mountain."   (MovieWeb)
In this image released by Warner Bros., Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars as The Comedian in a scene from the film Watchmen.
In this image released by Warner Bros., Jeffrey Dean Morgan stars as The Comedian in a scene from the film Watchmen.   (AP Photo/Warner Bros. Clay Enos)
In this film still released by Rogue Pictures, Sara Paxton, Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter, right, are shown in a scene from The Last House on the Left.
In this film still released by Rogue Pictures, Sara Paxton, Tony Goldwyn and Monica Potter, right, are shown in a scene from The Last House on the Left.   (AP Photo/Rogue Pictures, Lacey Terrell)
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