The top movies at the North American box office
LOS ANGELES, July 5 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day U.S. Independence Day holiday weekend beginning on July 3, according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
1=(1) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen .. $42.5 million
1=(*) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ....... $42.5 million
3 (*) Public Enemies ........ $26.2 million
4 (2) The Proposal .......... $12.8 million
5 (3) The Hangover .......... $10.4 million
6 (4) Up ..... $ 6.6 million
7 (5) My Sister's Keeper .... $ 5.3 million
8 (7) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 2.5 million
9=(6) Year One .............. $ 2.1 million
9=(9) Night at the Museum ... $ 2.1 million
NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Public Enemies" opened on Wednesday.
TOTALS TO DATE
Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen .. $293.5 million
Up ..... $264.9 million
The Hangover .......... $204.2 million
Night at the Museum ... $167.8 million
The Proposal .......... $ 94.2 million
Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ....... $ 67.5 million
The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 58.5 million
Public Enemies ........ $ 41.0 million
Year One .............. $ 38.1 million
My Sister's Keeper .... $ 26.0 million
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" was released by
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc (VIAb.N).
"Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Night at the Museum:
Battle of the Smithsonian" were released by 20th Century Fox, a
unit of News Corp (NWSA.O).
"Public Enemies" was released by Universal Pictures, a unit
of General Electric Co's (GE.N) NBC Universal.
"The Proposal" was released by Touchstone Pictures, and
"Up" by Walt Disney Pictures, both units of Walt Disney Co
(DIS.N).
"The Hangover" and "My Sister's Keeper" were released by
Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N).
"The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Year One" were released by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T) (SNE.N). (Editing by John O'Callaghan)
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