'Hall Pass' slips into box office top spot

Mon, 02/28/2011 - 18:27 EDT - France24.com - Business

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Raunchy comedy "Hall Pass" stole into first place at North America's weekend box office, taking $13.5 million for the tale of married guys whose wives let them have affairs, figures showed Monday.The latest film by Peter and Bobby Farrelly slipped in just ahead of Disney's "Gnomeo & Juliet," which earned $13.4 million over the Oscars weekend that climaxed Sunday night with victory for Britain's "The King's Speech."The family-friendly animated retelling of Shakespeare's play features the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, and Elton John's music.

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Disney's "Gnomeo & Juliet" tiptoed into first place at the North American box office this weekend as Hollywood prepared for its major Oscars awards Sunday, industry figures showed.The family-friendly animated retelling of Shakespeare's play features the voices of James McAvoy and Emily Blunt, and Elton John's music.For its third weekend in theaters, it took in $14.2 million in ticket sales during another sluggish week in what has been a slow start of the year for Hollywood.
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