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Article: 'Tropic Thunder' retains No. 1 spot at box office
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- September 2, 2008
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"Tropic Thunder" defended its position at the top of the box office with $14.6 million in ticket sales over the long Labor Day weekend. Vin Diesel's sci-fi thriller, "Babylon A.D.," debuted in second place.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Monday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Tuesday by Media By Numbers LLC:
1. "Tropic Thunder," Paramount, $14,602,121, 3,473 locations, $4,204 average, $86,935,945, three weeks.
2. "Babylon A.D.," Fox, $11,541,571, 3,390 locations, $3,405 ...