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LOS ANGELES, Dec. 25 (UPI) -- "Mission: Impossible -- Ghost Protocol," with Tom Cruise, was No. 1 at the U.S. box office during the Christmas weekend with more than $26.53 million.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," with Robert Downey Jr. and Jude Law, was second with $17.8 million.
All studio estimates of gross U.S. receipts are via Box Office Mojo.
"Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked" was third with more than $13.32 million; "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011)" fourth with $13 million; "The Adventures of Tintin" fifth with more than $9.12 million; "We Bought a Zoo" sixth with $7.8 million; "New Year's Eve" seventh with more than $3 million; "Arthur Christmas" eighth with $2.7 million; and "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1" ninth with $2.1 million.
"Hugo" was 10th with more than $2.02 million.
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