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The Heldenfiles - Thunder at the Box Office

Ohio.com - 30th Aug 2008

Ben Stiller: Thunder at the Box Office. R-rated comedy Tropic Thunder ended The Dark Knight's reign at the top of the weekend box office, although Dark Knight passed Star Wars for the No. 2 spot on the all-time box office list. More about that later.
For now, Tropic Thunder — with Ben Stiller (who also directed), Robert Downey Jr. and Tom Cruise — took in an estimated $26 million over the weekend. With the money it collected from Wednesday and Thursday screenings, Box Office Mojo says, Tropic Thunder has taken in $37 million so far.
That's not as high as some analysts had hoped. Deadline Hollywood Daily said the movie's distributor lowered its weekend expectations after seeing the Wednesday and Thursday numbers. Reviews

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