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LOS ANGELES — It wasn't exactly a mighty victory, but "Jack the Giant Slayer" won the weekend at the box office.
The Warner Bros. 3-D action extravaganza, based on the Jack and the Beanstalk legend, made just $28 million to debut at No. 1, according to Sunday studio estimates. It had a reported budget of about $200 million.
"Jack" comes from Bryan Singer, director of "The Usual Suspects" and the first two "X-Men" movies. It stars Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Ian McShane and Stanley Tucci.
Among other new releases, the college romp "21 Over" from Relativity Media made only $9 million this weekend to open in third place. And the horror sequel "The Last Exorcism Part II" from CBS Films debuted in fourth place with just over $8 million.
This is the sixth weekend in a row that movie ticket sales were down, said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
One bit of good news for "Jack" is that it had a 56 percent uptick from Friday to Saturday.
That suggests strong word-of-mouth and more family audiences for the PG-13 adventure.
Among the few bright spots, the Jason Bateman-Melissa McCarthy comedy "Identity Thief" has become the first film to cross the $100 million mark this year. The Universal movie, now in its fourth week in theaters, movie has made $107.4 million.
Meanwhile, winners at last weekend's Academy Awards, including "Argo," "Silver Linings Playbook" and "Life of Pi," are in the top 20.
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http://www.news.ezonearticle.com/2013/03/04/weekend-box-office-jack-earns-top-spot/
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