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A scene from Paramount/DreamWorks' "Bee
Movie". The animated comedy from Jerry Seinfeld replaced "American
Gangster" as the No. 1 choice for North American moviegoers.(Xinhua
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"Bee Movie" buzzes atop weekend box
office in N America
LOS ANGELES, Nov. 11
(Xinhua) -- DreamWorks' animated "Bee Movie" buzzed into first place at box
office in North America over the weekend, as word of mouth helped pack theaters
with family crowds in its second weekend in release, according to preliminary
figures released Sunday.
The movie about a bee with a grudge up his stinger
was estimated to sell 26 million U.S. dollars in the three-day period at U.S.
and Canadian theaters, zipping onto the top spot ahead of "American Gangster,"
which was way ahead of the bee flick last weekend.
The DreamWorks computer-animated movie stars TV
comedian-actor Jerry Seinfeld as an insect buzzing mad because humans are taking
honey from his hive.
"American Gangster," starring Academy Award winners
Russell Crowe and Denzel Washington, dropped to No. 2 this week with an
estimated 24.3 million dollars in box office business. The crime saga based the
true life of 1970s Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas has done 80 million dollars in
sales over two weeks.
Meanwhile, Warner Bros. Christmas comedy "Fred Claus"
opened in third place, with an estimated 19.2 million dollars, followed by Tom
Cruise's "Lions for Lambs," a drama about the U.S. war in Afghanistan, premiered
at No. 4 with 6.7 million dollars.
The MGM film, co-starring Robert Redford and Meryl
Streep and directed by Redford, was the first release by the rejuvenated MGM
banner United Artists since Cruise and producing partner Paula Wagner took it
over last year.
Disney romantic comedy "Dan in Real Life" was in
fifth with 5.9 million dollars. The film has grossed more than 30 million
dollars since its release two weeks ago.
Cannes buzzing over Seinfeld's "Bee
Movie"
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U.S. actors Chris Rock (L) and Jerry
Seinfeld, dressed in a bumble bee costume, pose during a photocall on the
Carlton Hotel pier for DreamWorks Animation's "Bee Movie" during the 60th
Cannes Film Festival , May 17, 2007. (Xinhua/Reuters Photo)
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BEIJING,
May 18 (Xinhuanet) -- Comedian Jerry Seinfeld caused a buzz in Cannes --
when he dressed up as a fuzzy bumblebee and performed a stunt unparalleled
Thursday in the history of the 60-year-old movie festival.
Tethered to a wire suspended from the roof of the
world-famous Carlton Hotel, Seinfeld flew down over the Croisette as festival
goers looked on. Full story
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