Article: Tropic Thunder holds on to top spot for second week

By David Germain

LOS ANGELES -- The action comedy Tropic Thunder weathered a rush of new movies to remain No. 1 for a second-straight weekend with $16.1 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The Paramount-DreamWorks release -- starring Ben Stiller, Robert Downey Jr. and Jack Black as actors caught up in real battle while shooting a war movie -- raised its 12-day total to $65.7 million.

Tropic Thunder came in just ahead of Sony's campus comedy The House Bunny, which debuted in second place with $15.1 million. The House Bunny stars Anna Faris as an ostracized Playboy bunny who becomes den mother to a sorority of campus misfits.

After a run of blockbuster weekends, ...

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