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Article: 'TROPIC THUNDER' UNSEATS 'DARK KNIGHT' AT NO. 1.(Main)
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- Albany Times Union (Albany, NY)
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- August 18, 2008
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It took four of Hollywood's biggest stars to take down Batman.
The DreamWorks-Paramount comedy "Tropic Thunder" - with Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Tom Cruise - debuted at No. 1 with $26 million, bumping "The Dark Knight" to second place after four weekends on top, according to studio estimates Sunday. The Warner Bros. Batman flick pulled in $16.8 million to raise its total to $471.5 million. "The Dark Knight" passed the original "Star Wars" ($461 million) and now stands as No. 2 on the all-time domestic charts, behind only "Titanic" ($600.8 million).
Taking inflation into account, "The Dark Knight" trails both movies in actual ...