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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 26, 2009
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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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Box Office Obsessed With Beyoncé

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(Newser) – Beyoncé Knowles’ Obsessed clobbered rivals in this weekend’s box office prizefight, banking $28.5 million, Entertainment Weekly reports. 17 Again stayed pretty with $11.7 million, while Fighting ($11.4 million) demolished The Soloist ($9.7 million) in the battle for third. Disney’s Earth orbited into fifth with $8.5 million, the second-highest debut ever for a documentary. 

In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Channing Tatum stars as fighter Shawn MacArthur in Fighting.
In this film publicity image released by Universal Pictures, Channing Tatum stars as fighter Shawn MacArthur in Fighting.   (AP Photo/Universal Pictures, Phillip V. Caruso)
Idris Elba is Derek Charles and Beyonce Knowles is Beth Charles in
Idris Elba is Derek Charles and Beyonce Knowles is Beth Charles in "Obsessed."   (MovieWeb)
Beyonce Knowles in
Beyonce Knowles in "Obsessed."   (MovieWeb)
In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Jamie Foxx portrays Nathaniel Ayers in a scene from The Soloist.
In this image released by Paramount Pictures, Jamie Foxx portrays Nathaniel Ayers in a scene from The Soloist.   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Francois Duhamel)
In this film publicity image released by Disney/BBC Worldwide Ltd., an elephant swims in the Okavago delta in Botswana in a scene from the nature film Earth.
In this film publicity image released by Disney/BBC Worldwide Ltd., an elephant swims in the Okavago delta in Botswana in a scene from the nature film Earth.   (AP Photo/Disney, BBC Worldwide Ltd.)
In this photo released by Starpix, Obsessed stars Ali Larter, left, and Beyonce pose for a photo at the film's permiere in New York, Thursday, April 23, 2009.
In this photo released by Starpix, Obsessed stars Ali Larter, left, and Beyonce pose for a photo at the film's permiere in New York, Thursday, April 23, 2009.   (AP Photo/Starpix, Dave Allocca)
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