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‘Wreck-It Ralph’ Racks Up $49.1M High Score At Box Office

Video-game flick enjoys the largest opening ever for a Disney Animation flick. By Ryan J. Downey “Wreck-It Ralph” Photo: Disney

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Weekend Receipts: Paranormal Activity 3 Notches Abnormally Big Premiere

Some of us were too busy this weekend taking in Martha Marcy May Marlene and Margin Call to bother with such plebeian fare as Paranormal Activity 3 , but I suppose I’ll acknowledge the found footage thriller’s big feat this weekend: Not only did it jazz up a comatose box office, it also notched the highest opening ever for a horror movie. Fancy! Click through for all the notable grosses and help me lament Johnny English’s stateside downfall.

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Sex Sells, to the Tune of $14.2 Million

Sex and the City 2 may be critically lambasted , but it still took in $14.2 million yesterday — the 6th best Thursday opening ever, behind assorted Star Wars, Matrix , and Indiana Jones sequels and the Christmas Day opening of Marley and Me . Here’s another translation : after this weekend, expect the third one to be greenlit faster than Sarah Jessica Parker can make a Catskills-ready crack about Samantha’s menopause. [ EW ]

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