'Gran Torino' drives away with box office win

Courtesy CNN.com - Entertainment  Sun, 01/11/2009 - 14:31

Seventy-eight-year-old Clint Eastwood continues to be a big draw at the box office -- in fact, he's bigger than ever. The actor-director's latest action-drama, "Gran Torino," was No. 1 on the first competitive weekend of 2009, grossing $29 million, according to Sunday's estimates.


 

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