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Almost Famous shines at Olympics-struck box office

The North American box office reached a stunning low over the weekend as the Olympic Games TV coverage began. The weekend grosses were down 33% from the same period last year and represent the lowest since Sept 11-13, 1998.Only DreamWorks SKG's Almost Famous - which is co-financed by Columbia TriStar in return for international rights - posted impressive numbers, grossing $2.3m at 131 theatres for a mighty average of $17,550. The movie, written and directed by Cameron ...

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