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Actor Tom Cruise attends the U.S. premiere of "MissionImpossible - Ghost Protocol" at the Ziegfeld Theatre on Monday, Dec.

Tom Cruise's latest mission has won a holiday weekend that's shaping up with some silent nights at movie theaters as business continues to lag.

Rebellious apes have held off Southern maids for a narrow win at the weekend box office.

Hollywood's hangover is a lot bigger the second time around.
"The Hangover Part II" hauled in $86.5 million in its first weekend, putting Hollywood on course to set a new revenue record for the long Memorial Day weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday.

The latest chapter in "The Chronicles of Narnia" saga has sailed to the top of the weekend box office, though the franchise sank to a weak debut compared to the first two movies.

Fear has taken hold at the box office with a $41.5 million debut for scary movie "Paranormal Activity 2," according to studio estimates.

Fear has taken hold at the box office with a $41.5 million debut for scary movie "Paranormal Activity 2." The follow-up to last year's micro-budgeted hit "Paranormal Activity" got a jump on Halloween as fans packed theaters for another documentary-style thriller about a household plagued by a menacing spirit.

Movie fans have bookmarked the Facebook drama "The Social Network" as their weekend favorite.

Action movie "Iron Man 2" blasted out of the box office starting blocks in early U.S. screenings on Friday, racking up $7.5 million in a solid start for what industry watchers expect will be a blockbuster.

In this comic book cover photo released by ComicConnect/Metropolis Comics, A copy of the 1938 edition of Action Comics No.