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Clooney cleans up
You could put George Clooney and Brad Pitt in a documentary about mold, and people would probably go see it. Fortunately, the two leading men were actually in the highly entertaining "Ocean's Thirteen," and the heist flick raked in $37.1 million this weekend to top the box office. This was well ahead of the still chugging-along "Pirates of the Caribbean: At World's End," which placed second in its third week with $21.3 million. "Knocked Up" held strong in its second week, placing third with $20 million, and the new, just-OK penguin movie "Surf's Up" took fourth with $18 million. The flop? That would be "Hostel: Part II," which made only $8.8 million to finish sixth for the week. That's more than $10 million less than the original gore-fest made in its first week in January 2006. Does this mean audiences are no longer interested in Eli Roth's twisted brand of overseas punishment? Were crowds just focused on the eye candy in "Ocean's Thirteen"? Or were fans--at least in Chicago--still swooning over the stars' appearance at the red carpet premiere? (Watch our video here.)
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