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"Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" - Tim Burton's take on the Roald Dahl novel that inspired the 1971 classic "Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory" - pulled in more than $55.3 million during its opening weekend, according to early estimates.
The Owen Wilson/ Vince Vaughn comedy "Wedding Crashers," opened at #2 with more than $32.2 million. The duo play divorce mediators who have perfected a wedding-crashing method that allows them to scour receptions for attractive ladies - until one of them finds he is falling for an engaged woman reports MTVnews. The strong debuts paced Hollywood to its second-straight weekend of rising revenues after a slump that lasted nearly five months. The top 12 movies took in $155.7 million, up 10.5 per cent from the same weekend last year.
"Fantastic Four" starring Jessica Alba and Chris Evans slipped from the #1 spot to the #3 position with more than $22.7 million.
Steven Spielberg blockbuster, "War of the Worlds," slipped from #2 to #4 with $15 million. The sci-fi thriller based on the classic H.G. Wells novel centers on an alien invasion as seen through the eyes of one family, with Tom Cruise and Dakota Fanning playing father and daughter.
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