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 LOS ANGELES, June 28 (Reuters) - Following are the top 10
films at the North American box office for the three-day
weekend beginning on June 26, led by the new release
"Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen," according to studio
estimates compiled on Sunday by Reuters.
 1 (*) Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ..$112.0 million
 2 (1) The Proposal .......... $18.5 million
 3 (2) The Hangover .......... $17.2 million
 4 (3) Up ..... $13.0 million
 5 (*) My Sister's Keeper .... $12.0 million
 6 (4) Year One .............. $ 5.8 million
 7 (5) The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 5.4 million
 8 (7) Star Trek ............. $ 3.6 million
 9 (6) Night at the Museum ... $ 3.5 million
10(13) Away We Go ............ $ 1.7 million
 NOTE: Last weekend's ranking in parentheses. * = new
release.
 TOTALS TO DATE
 Up ..... $250.2 million
 Star Trek ............. $246.2 million
 Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen .. $201.2 million
 The Hangover .......... $183.2 million
 Night at the Museum ... $163.2 million
 The Proposal .......... $ 69.1 million
 The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3 ........... $ 53.4 million
 Year One .............. $ 32.2 million
 My Sister's Keeper .... $ 12.0 million
 Away We Go ............ $  4.1 million
 "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" and "Star Trek" were
distributed by Paramount Pictures, a unit of Viacom Inc
(VIAb.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "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).
 "Year One" and "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3" were released
by Columbia Pictures, a unit of Sony Corp (6758.T: Quote, Profile, Research) (SNE.N: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian" was
released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News Corp (NWSA.O: Quote, Profile, Research).
 "Away We Go" was released by Focus Features, a unit of
General Electric Co's (GE.N: Quote, Profile, Research) NBC Universal.
 (Editing by Vicki Allen)



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