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'Narnia' topples 'King Kong' at box office
(AP)
Updated: 2006-01-03 10:13

Steven Spielberg's "Munich" rounded out the Top 10 with $6.1 million.

Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Exhibitor Relations. Final figures will be released Tuesday.

1. "The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe," Buena Vista, $32.8 million.

2. "King Kong," Universal, $31.6 million.

3. "Fun With Dick and Jane," Sony, $21 million.

4. "Cheaper by the Dozen 2," Fox, $19.3 million.

5. "Rumor Has It," Warner Bros., $11.6 million.

6. "The Family Stone," Fox, $10.2 million.

7. "Memoirs of a Geisha," Sony, $10 million.

8. "The Ringer," Fox Searchlight, $8 million.

9. "Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire," Warner Bros., $7.5 million.

10. "Munich," Universal, $6.1 million.

Universal Pictures is owned by NBC Universal, a joint venture of General Electric Co. and Vivendi Universal; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp (NYSE:SNE - news).; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight Pictures are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. is a unit of Time Warner Inc.


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