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Skyfall tops US box office again | Skyfall tops US box office again |
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A month after opening in pole position, Skyfall has climbed back up to the top of North America's box office chart. | A month after opening in pole position, Skyfall has climbed back up to the top of North America's box office chart. |
The James Bond blockbuster kept Dreamworks animation Rise of the Guardians off the number one spot. | The James Bond blockbuster kept Dreamworks animation Rise of the Guardians off the number one spot. |
Skyfall, which sees Daniel Craig return as 007, earned $10.8m (£6.7m) in its fifth week of release, while Rise of the Guardians took $10.4m (£6.5m). | Skyfall, which sees Daniel Craig return as 007, earned $10.8m (£6.7m) in its fifth week of release, while Rise of the Guardians took $10.4m (£6.5m). |
The final film in the Twilight series was bumped down to third place, after three weeks as the front runner. | The final film in the Twilight series was bumped down to third place, after three weeks as the front runner. |
The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn: Part 2 took $9.2m (£5.7m), just ahead of Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the former US president Abraham Lincoln, which made $8.9m (£5.5m). | The Twilight Saga - Breaking Dawn: Part 2 took $9.2m (£5.7m), just ahead of Lincoln, starring Daniel Day-Lewis as the former US president Abraham Lincoln, which made $8.9m (£5.5m). |
At five was Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's interpretation of Booker winning novel Life of Pi, which took $8.3m (£5.2m). | At five was Oscar-winning director Ang Lee's interpretation of Booker winning novel Life of Pi, which took $8.3m (£5.2m). |
The weekend's only new wide release, romantic comedy Playing for Keeps starring Gerard Butler, had a disappointing opening at six, taking $6m (£3.7m). | The weekend's only new wide release, romantic comedy Playing for Keeps starring Gerard Butler, had a disappointing opening at six, taking $6m (£3.7m). |
Skyfall's return to the top of the chart has brought its total US haul to $261.6m (£162.6m). | |
The 23rd instalment of the spy thriller series is now the highest grossing film in the Bond franchise, so far taking around $918m (£571m) globally. | The 23rd instalment of the spy thriller series is now the highest grossing film in the Bond franchise, so far taking around $918m (£571m) globally. |
It has also surpassed Spider-Man 3's total of $890m (£553m) to become Sony's top-grossing film. | It has also surpassed Spider-Man 3's total of $890m (£553m) to become Sony's top-grossing film. |
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