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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 27, 2009
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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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Women Keep Final Destination in First Place

'All About Steve' comes in close second

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(Newser) – Female moviegoers kept The Final Destination on top and propelled Sandra Bullock’s All About Steve into second this Labor Day weekend, Variety reports. Scoring $12.4 million and $11.2 million respectively, the films beat out Quentin Tarantino's Inglourious Basterds ($10.8 million), Gerard Butler shoot-'em-up Gamer ($9 million), and South African sci-fi flick District 9 ($7 million).

Cast members Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, Krista Allen, Haley Webb, and Nick Zano pose together at the premiere of
Cast members Shantel VanSanten, Bobby Campo, Krista Allen, Haley Webb, and Nick Zano pose together at the premiere of "The Final Destination" in Los Angeles on Thursday, Aug. 27, 2009.   (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Thomas Haden Church, left, Sandra Bullock, center, and Bradley Cooper are shown in a scene from
Thomas Haden Church, left, Sandra Bullock, center, and Bradley Cooper are shown in a scene from "All About Steve."   (AP Photo/20th Century Fox, Suzanne Tenner)
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A scene from "The Final Destination."   (MovieWeb)
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Spydiggity
Sep 6, 09 5:04 PM CDT
Not surprising...people love brain dead "entertainment." things that are deep and make you think are bad. things that they've seen a million times before and allow you to nearly sleep through without missing anything important are good. that's why twilight is popular too Reply
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JohnnyDummkopf
Sep 6, 09 8:34 PM CDT
Yeah man, deep things are cool. Most people just don't get it. I totally get it, though. It's like, you know, some things are more deep, and make you think, whereas other things are brain dead. Yeah, man.
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