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'Final Destination' just the ticket at North American box office
AFP - Tuesday, September 1
LOS ANGELES (AFP) - - Horror film "The Final Destination" butchered the return of slasher-movie icon Michael Myers at the North American box office at the weekend, final figures showed Monday.
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The film, the fourth instalment of the franchise about a group of young people who cheat death only to find themselves being killed off in mysterious circumstances, scooped 27.4 million dollars in its debut.
The performance outshined the opening of "Halloween 2," the 10th film based on psychopathic killer Myers, who first appeared on screen more than 30 years ago in 1978's classic "Halloween."
The latest "Halloween" film -- a sequel to a remake -- grossed 16.3 million dollars in its opening weekend to finish third behind Quentin Tarantino's gory World War II film "Inglourious Basterds."
Tarantino's movie, about a group of Nazi-hunting Jewish commandos rampaging through occupied France, took 19.3 million dollars in its second weekend for a two-week total of 73 million dollars.
In fourth place was "District 9," the acclaimed science-fiction film from South African director Neill Blomkamp about stranded aliens struggling to escape a township in Johannesburg.
The film, produced by Oscar-winning "Lord of the Rings" director Peter Jackson, picked up 10.3 million dollars in its third week for a total haul of 90.4 million dollars.
In fifth spot was big-budget action film "G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra," which earned another 7.7 million dollars.
In sixth place was "Julie and Julia," the drama-comedy featuring Meryl Streep as legendary television chef Julia Child. The film, written and directed by Nora Ephron, took in seven million dollars.
"The Time Traveler's Wife," an adaptation of Audrey Niffenegger's 2003 novel starring Eric Bana and Rachel McAdams, earned 6.4 million for seventh.
Family comedy "Shorts" garnered 4.5 million dollars to take eighth spot, relegating Ang Lee's "Taking Woodstock" to ninth.
The film, released just weeks after the 40th anniversary of the iconic 1969 music festival, opened to a disappointing 3.4 million dollars.
Rounding out the top 12 were, "G-Force" (2.8 million), "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" (2.4 million) and "(500) Days of Summer" (two million).
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