LOS ANGELES - The action comedy "Tropic Thunder" grabbed the top spot at the box office with $25.8 million, knocking the Batman tale "The Dark Knight" into second-place after four weekends on top.
With a $16.4 million weekend, "The Dark Knight" raised its domestic total to $471.1 million to pass "Star Wars" as No. 2 on the all-time charts behind "Titanic" at $600.8 million.
The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC are:
1. "Tropic Thunder," Paramount, $25,812,796, 3,319 locations, $7,777 average, $36,845,588, one week.
2. "The Dark Knight," Warner Bros., $16,379,293, 3,590 locations, $4,562 average, $471,082,150, five weeks.
3. "Star Wars: The Clone Wars," Warner Bros., $14,611,273, 3,452 locations, $4,233 average, $14,611,273, one week.
4. "Mirrors," Fox, $11,161,074, 2,664 locations, $4,190 average, $11,161,074, one week.
5. "Pineapple Express," Sony, $9,808,295, 3,072 locations, $3,193 average, $62,740,789, two weeks.
6. "The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor," Universal, $8,205,720, 3,363 locations, $2,440 average, $86,245,775, three weeks.
7. "Mamma Mia!", Universal, $6,096,250, 2,771 locations, $2,200 average, $116,013,715, five weeks.
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