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'District 9' boss of the weekend

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Published: Aug. 16, 2009 at 2:03 PM

LOS ANGELES, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- Sci-fi "District 9" took first place at the U.S. box office, raking in $37 million during the weekend in estimated box office receipts.

"G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra" fell to No. 2 with from No. 1 last week with $22.5 million.

All estimates are from Box Office Mojo.

"The Time Traveler's Wife" took in more than $19.2 million for third; "Julie & Julia" was fourth with $12.4 million; "G-Force" fifth with more than $6.9 million; "The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard" sixth with $5.35 million; "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" still chugging away at seventh with more than $5.15 million; "The Ugly Truth" eighth with $4.5 million; and "Ponyo" ninth with more than $3.78.

Rounding out the top 10 was "Days of Summer" with more than $3.02 million.

Topics: G.I. Joe, Julie & Julia
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