Weekend Box Office
Marley And Me kept the top spot with a second-week take of $24.05 million, neatly pushing it over the $100 million mark. Bedtime Stories was not far behind, taking No. 2 with $18.4 million, followed closely by The Curious Case Of Benjamin Button with $18.4 million. The much-maligned Tom Cruise war thriller Valkyrie held up reasonably well at No. 4 with $14.04 million, putting it (surprisingly) on track to get near the $100 million mark during its theatrical run. That's a milestone Yes Man should have no trouble reaching: The Jim Carrey comedy dropped only 17 percent with a $13.85 million take in its third week, landing it at No. 5. Seven Pounds held on to No. 6 with $10 million, while The Tale Of Desperaux took No. 7 with $7.02 million.
A couple of slow-burning awards contenders shook up the back three of the top 10, however. Doubt climbed two spots to No. 8 (despite posting a 5.8 percent drop since last week), thanks in part to the 37 percent dive The Day The Earth Stood Still took to the No. 9 spot with $4.85 million. And Slumdog Millionaire finally cracked the top 10 in its eighth frame, climbing 11 percent since last week with $4.77 million. It also boasted the highest per-screen average in the top 10 by a healthy margin.
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