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"Tropic Thunder" knocks "Dark Knight" out of box office top

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 17 (Xinhua) -- DreamWorks' big-budget comedy "Tropic Thunder" topped the box office in North America this weekend, knocking Warner Bros.' latest Batman film out of the number one spot after it reigned in theaters for more than one month.

"Tropic Thunder," which stars Hollywood big names Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr., Jack Black and Tom Cruise, opened to rave reviews and took in 26 million dollar over the three-day period, according to box office tracking firm Media By Numbers Sunday.

The film took in about 37 millions since its Wednesday release in U.S. and Canadian theaters as it continued the summer trend of ...

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