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Monday, October 06, 2008

The top movies at the North American box office

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Cast member Jamie Lee Curtis, holds Chihuahuas Angel, Chloe in the movie, at the world premiere of "Beverly Hills Chihuahua" at El Capitan theatre in Hollywood, California in this file photo from September 18, 2008.

REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Following are the top 10 films at the North American box office for the three-day weekend beginning on October 3, led by the new release "Beverly Hills Chihuahua," according to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.

1 (*) Beverly Hills Chihuahua $29.0 million

2 (1) Eagle Eye .............. $17.7 million

3 (*) Nick & Norah's.......... $12.0 million

4 (2) Nights in Rodanthe...... $ 7.4 million

5 (-) Appaloosa............... $ 5.0 million

6 (3) Lakeview Terrace ....... $ 4.5 million

7 (5) Burn After Reading ..... $ 4.1 million

8 (4) Fireproof .............. $ 4.1 million

9 (*) An American Carol. ..... $ 3.8 million

10 (*) Religulous ............. $ 3.5 million

NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new release.

TOTALS TO DATE

Eagle Eye .............. $ 54.6 million

Burn After Reading ..... $ 51.6 million

Lakeview Terrace ....... $ 32.1 million

Beverly Hills Chihuahua $ 29.0 million

Nights in Rodanthe ..... $ 25.1 million

Fireproof .............. $ 12.5 million

Nick & Norah's ......... $ 12.0 million

Appaloosa .............. $ 5.6 million

"Beverly Hills Chihuahua" was released by Walt Disney Pictures, a unit of The Walt Disney Company.

"Eagle Eye" was produced by DreamWorks Pictures and released by Paramount Pictures, both units of Viacom Inc.

"Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist" was released by Columbia Pictures and Screen Gems, both units of Sony Corp.

"Nights in Rodanthe" and "Appaloosa" were released by Warner Bros. Pictures, both units of Time Warner Inc.

"Lakeview Terrace" was released by Screen Gems, a unit of Sony Corp.

"Fireproof" was released by privately held Samuel Goldwyn Films.

"Burn After Reading" was released by Focus Features, a unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal.

"An American Carol" was released by Vivendi Entertainment.

"Religulous" was released by Lionsgate, a unit of Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.

(Reporting by Mary Milliken, editing by Jackie Frank)




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