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'Mall Cop' patrols top of North American box office


Comedy "Paul Blart: Mall Cop" kept its top position for the second consecutive weekend at the North American North American

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 box office, final figures showed Monday.

The film starring Kevin James Kevin James (born April 26, 1965) is an American comedian and Emmy Award-nominated actor, perhaps best known for his portrayal of lead character Doug Heffernan on the television sitcom The King of Queens.  as a mall security guard who fights off a criminal gang earned 21.6 million dollars to keep its number one position, according to according to
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 box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.

Vampire horror flick "Underworld: Rise of the Lycans" opened in second place with 20.8 million dollars.

In third place was Clint Eastwood as a foul-mouthed Korean War Korean War, conflict between Communist and non-Communist forces in Korea from June 25, 1950, to July 27, 1953. At the end of World War II, Korea was divided at the 38th parallel into Soviet (North Korean) and U.S. (South Korean) zones of occupation.  veteran in "Gran Torino," which raked in 16.2 million dollars to bring its overall earnings to 97.8 million dollars over seven weeks.

Eastwood's character befriends his Asian neighbors as they are terrorized by gangs.

The family-friendly "Hotel for Dogs," where children run a fanciful facility for stray dogs, took in 12.9 million dollars for fourth place.

Mumbai-set "Slumdog Millionaire" saw a boost from its whopping 10 Oscar nominations to jump back up to fifth place from 10th by earning 10.7 million dollars.

Blood-soaked "My Bloody Valentine 3D" took in 10.1 million dollars and debut "Inkheart," in which fictional characters This is a list of fictional characters. It has been expanded into the following lists:
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 come to life from book pages, drew 7.6 million dollars in ticket sales for sixth and seventh place, respectively.

Chick flick comedy "Bride Wars" pulled in 6.9 million dollars for eighth place.

Oscar heavyweight "The Curious Case of Benjamin Button," which secured a near-record 13 nominations -- including best actor for Brad Pitt -- earned another 6.1 million dollars to bring its total to more than 111 million dollars over five weeks.

Rounding out the top 10 was bio-film "Notorious" about the life and 1997 murder of rap star Christopher Wallace, known as "Notorious B.I.G." or "Biggie big·gie  
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 Smalls," with earnings of 5.8 million dollars.
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