| 'Vantage Point' Gets Top Box Office Vote
The weekend's other two debuts, Lionsgate's "Witless Protection" and MGM's "Charlie Bartlett," came in at Nos. 13 and 14, respectively.
Box office revenues were down for the second straight week. The top 12 movies grossed $90 million, down 23 percent from last weekend and 10 percent from the same weekend in 2007.
Estimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theaters, according to Media By Numbers LLC. Final figures will be released Monday.
1. "Vantage Point," $24 million.
2. "Jumper," $12.7 million.
3. "Spiderwick Chronicles," $12.6 million.
4. "Step Up 2 the Streets," $9.8 million.
5. "Fool's Gold," $6.3 million.
6. "Definitely, Maybe," $5.2 million.
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The dead billionaire and the 'KGB poison killer'
It was made into a film, Tycoon, one of Russia's biggest box office successes. The band of London-based exiles has infuriated the Kremlin. So what are they up to? The answer is revolution. Berezovsky and Patarkatsishvili made billions in the smash-and-grab Yeltsin years when Russian state monopolies were privatised. They were among the first to see the opportunities in taking over industries rich in resources, but - at least by western standards - poor in management and exploitation. Patarkatsishvili was an economics graduate who ran state enterprises before he began a business empire that was to take in a bank, a TV station and numerous other interests. Berezovsky was a mathematics professor who started his career selling household goods.
Feb 19, 7:18 AM EST
PRATTVILLE, Ala. (AP) -- After touring a neighborhood where some homes were completely destroyed and many others heavily damaged by a tornado, Alabama Gov. Bob Riley noted that 23 volunteers had come to help clean up one of the mangled homes. "One of the great things about living in Alabama - and I say this after every major emergency we have - it truly is amazing to see what's happening out there with all the families in this state," Riley said Monday. About 50 people were injured when the tornado ripped through the area Sunday, and about 200 homes and 40 businesses were damaged or destroyed. Two people were listed in serious condition Monday, said Todd Stacy, a spokesman for the governor. Both Riley and Mayor Jim Byard said they were working with Federal Emergency Management Agency preliminary assessment teams to determine whether the area will be eligible for federal emergency management assistance.
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