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alker thriller (60 percent of whose ticket buyers were female) jumped to an early lead when it brought in

$6.4 million on Friday alone
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While Kelly and Meester made for a killer combo, it looks like the seemingly unstoppable pairing of James Cameron and dazzling special effects has started to flounder. Universal's Cameron-produced \and $ 8.4 million, Bringing ITS cumulative total to $ 51.8 million. With just three weeks Until the Oscars, Audience Are making sure to see Best Picture front-runner "The King's Speech" before the big night. "Speech," which only Fell 25 Percent from last weekend's box-office figures, narrowly missed third place as it grosse $ 8.3 million. The film Should pass the $ 100 million mark by the Academy Awards as IT continues to expand in theaters. "The King's Speech" has made $ 84.1 million in ITS Thus far theatrical run. Rounding out the
top five is Seth Rogen's comic book caper "The Green Hornet," which earned $ 6.1 million in Fourth week STI, STI overalls Bringing Total to $ 87.2 million.
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