Weekend box office

The talking-dog comedy “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” repeated at No. 1 thanks to the weak starts for the big-budget espionage thriller “Body of Lies,” the football-themed historical drama “The Express” and the family adventure “City of Ember” (which missed the top 10). The horror film “Quarantine” opened solidly, meeting expectations. Sales in the U.S. and Canada, Oct. 10-12:

Industry totals

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*--* Movie 3-day gross Total Venues Average Weeks (studio) (millions) (millions) per venue

1 Beverly Hills $17.5 $52.5 3,218 $5,439 2 Chihuahua (Disney)

2 Quarantine 14.2 14.2 2,461 5,775 1 (Sony)

3 Body of Lies 12.9 12.9 2,710 4,754 1 (Warner Bros.)

4 Eagle Eye 10.9 70.4 3,614 3,020 3 (DreamWorks/ Paramount)

5 Nick & 6.4 20.7 2,421 2,652 2 Norah’s Infinite Playlist (Sony)

6 The Express 4.6 4.6 2,808 1,625 1 (Universal)

7 Nights in 4.5 32.3 2,575 1,764 3 Rodanthe (Warner Bros.)

8 Appaloosa 3.3 10.9 1,290 2,575 4 (Warner Bros.)

9 The Duchess 3.3 5.6 1,207 2,738 4 (Paramount Vantage)

10 Fireproof 3.1 16.9 875 3,590 3 (Samuel Goldwyn) *--*

*--* 3-day gross Change Year-to-date gross Change (in millions) from 2007 (in billions) from 2007 $101.9 +2.7% $7.38 -0.01% *--*

Note: A movie may be shown on more than one screen at each venue.

Source: Media by Numbers

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Los Angeles Times