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Moviegoers across the U.S. and Canada said yes to "The Proposal,'' a new romantic comedy that marks Sandra Bullock's first No. 1 film in 10 years.
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According to studio estimates issued Sunday, "The Proposal'' sold $34.1 million worth of tickets in its first three days since opening June 19.
The film was released by Walt Disney's Touchstone Pictures. [DIS
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Bullock stars as a book executive who fakes an engagement to her lowly assistant (Ryan Reynolds) to avoid deportation to her native Canada.
The laughs ensue when she meets his parents. Reviews were mixed at best.
The actress last went to No. 1 in 1999 with "Forces of Nature,'' which co-starred Ben Affleck. Her most recent wide releases, 2007's "Premonition'' and 2006's "The Lake House,'' ended their runs with about $50 million each. She generally does better with romantic comedies such as "Miss Congeniality'' ($107 million) and "Two Weeks Notice'' ($93 million).
"The Proposal'' ended the two-week reign of the bachelor-party comedy "The Hangover,'' which slipped to No. 2 with $26.9 million for the weekend and now has banked $152.9 million, according to Time Warner's Warner Bros. Pictures. [TWX
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The only other new release in the top 10 was the Jack Black prehistoric comedy "Year One,'' which came in at No. 4 with a solid $20.2 million.
The film was released by Sony's Columbia Pictures. [SNE
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Just ahead of it, at No. 3, was Disney's Pixar-produced cartoon "Up'' with $21.3 million. It has earned $224.1 million after four weekends.
Rounding out the top five was Columbia's "The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3'' with $11.3 million; the remake has earned $43.3 million after 10 days.
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