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GI Joe Storms to $56.2M Box Office Win

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(Newser) – GI Joe took the box office by storm this weekend, sweeping to a better-than-anticipated $56.2 million win carried by under-25 males, reports USA Today. Julie & Julia stuffed $20 million in the bank, while G-Force scored third place with $9.8 million. Harry Potter ($8.8 million) and Funny People ($7.9 million) rounded out the top five.

Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child in a scene from,
Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child in a scene from, "Julie & Julia."   (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/Sony, Jonathan Wenk)
Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child in a scene from,
Meryl Streep portrays Julia Child in a scene from, "Julie & Julia."   (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/Sony, Jonathan Wenk)
Karolina Kurkova as
Karolina Kurkova as "Courtney 'Cover Girl' Kreiger," a runway model turned spy and General Hawk's assistant in "GI JOE: The Rise of Cobra."   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures)
The G.I. Joe team: team leader Duke (Channing Tatum), team commander General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), Breaker (Said Taghmaoui), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans).
The G.I. Joe team: team leader Duke (Channing Tatum), team commander General Hawk (Dennis Quaid), Breaker (Said Taghmaoui), Scarlett (Rachel Nichols), and Ripcord (Marlon Wayans).   (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures,Frank Masi)
Amy Adams portrays Julie Powell in a scene from,
Amy Adams portrays Julie Powell in a scene from, "Julie & Julia."   (AP Photo/Columbia Pictures/Sony, Jonathan Wenk)
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Reader60610265
Aug 9, 09 3:09 PM CDT
56.2 million wow I guess this means some of the critic that voiced negative reviews were wrong . People don't necessarily a great would shattering story , they just want to be entertained . Looks like GI joe hit the mark. Reply
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good receipts dont make the movie good
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Aug 9, 09 4:00 PM CDT
A Florida man accused of downloading more than 1,000 images of child pornography is blaming the offense on his cat, according to published reports. Keith Griffin of Jensen Beach is charged with 10 counts of child porn possession after detectives found the images on his home computer, the Associated Press reports. Investigators say Griffin told them his cat jumped onto his computer keyboard while he was downloading music. After returning to his machine following a brief trip to another room, he found "strange things" had happened to the machine. He said his cat frequently hopped on the keyboard when the PC was left on. The 48-year-old is being held on $250,000 bond in the Martin County jail. It is unclear if the cat was neutered. Reply
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Aug 9, 09 6:01 PM CDT
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tim2k is g.i.gay
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