Nation/World Section
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Michael Jackson's This Is It tops charts with $101M worldwide LOS ANGELES — "Michael Jackson's This Is It" pulled in $101 million worldwide in its first five days, and distributor Sony is extending the farewell performance film beyond its planned two-week run. |
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Adults lead Wild Things $32.5M box-office rumpus LOS ANGELES — "Where the Wild Things Are" proved a bigger hit with adult audiences than family crowds as the adaptation of Maurice Sendak's beloved children's book debuted at No. 1 with $32.5 million. |
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Colorado sheriff: Runaway boy-in-balloon saga was hoax FORT COLLINS, Colorado — The parents who set off a worldwide drama by reporting their 6-year-old son was inside a flying saucer-like helium balloon hurtling over Colorado concocted the stunt to market themselves for a television show, a sheriff said Sunday. |
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Fans check in for 'Couples Retreat' with $35.3M LOS ANGELES — "Swingers" co-stars Vince Vaughn and Jon Favreau buddied up for the weekend's top movie as "Couples Retreat" debuted with $35.3 million, while the micro-budgeted fright flick "Paranormal Activity" leaped into the top 10. |
