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 LOS ANGELES, July 5 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day U.S.
Independence Day holiday weekend beginning on July 3, according
to studio estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
 1=(1) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen .. $42.5 million
 1=(*) Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ....... $42.5 million
 3 (*) Public Enemies ........ $26.2 million
 4 (2) The Proposal .......... $12.8 million
 5 (3) The Hangover .......... $10.4 million
 6 (4) Up ..... $ 6.6 million
 7 (5) My Sister's Keeper .... $ 5.3 million
 8 (7) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 2.5 million
 9=(6) Year One .............. $ 2.1 million
 9=(9) Night at the Museum ... $ 2.1 million
 NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new
release. "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Public Enemies"
opened on Wednesday.
 TOTALS TO DATE
 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen .. $293.5 million
 Up ..... $264.9 million
 The Hangover .......... $204.2 million
 Night at the Museum ... $167.8 million
 The Proposal .......... $ 94.2 million
 Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs ....... $ 67.5 million
 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 58.5 million
 Public Enemies ........ $ 41.0 million
 Year One .............. $ 38.1 million
 My Sister's Keeper .... $ 26.0 million
 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" was released by
Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc (VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs" and "Night at the Museum:
Battle of the Smithsonian" were released by 20th Century Fox, a
unit of News Corp (NWSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "Public Enemies" was released by Universal Pictures, a unit
of General Electric Co's (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) NBC Universal.
 "The Proposal" was released by Touchstone Pictures, and
"Up" by Walt Disney Pictures, both units of Walt Disney Co
(DIS.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "The Hangover" and "My Sister's Keeper" were released by
Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc (TWX.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" and "Year One" were released
by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) (SNE.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 (Editing by John O'Callaghan)


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