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'Tropic Thunder' ends Batman's box-office reign
0 Comments | AFP, August, 2008
LOS ANGELES (AFP) — Ben Stiller comedy "Tropic Thunder" dethroned Batman sequel "The Dark Knight" from the top spot at North American box offices this weekend, final figures showed Monday.
Stiller's movie-within-a-movie about a group of actors shooting a war film in the middle of a real-life conflict zone scooped 25.8 million dollars on its opening weekend, according to box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
That gave "Tropic Thunder" -- which also stars Robert Downey Jr and Jack Black -- five-day earnings of 36.8 million dollars.
It came after the film's premiere saw protests from disability activists who lambasted Stiller for repeated use of the word "retard" in the script. Stiller has defended the movie, insisting that it is a satire on Hollywood....
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