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'Chihuahua' bites 'Body' at boxoffice


October 12, 2008 "Chihuahua" fetched an estimated $17.5 million this session, as a miniature weekend-over-weekend drop of just 40% groomed a 10-day cumulative boxoffice of $52.5 million. Warners execs blamed the prevailing dour mood of the country for moviegoers' rejecting the dark subject matter of "Lies," a Ridley Scott-helmed CIA pic starring Leonardo DiCaprio and Russell Crowe. Distributors penciled in reasonably aggressive estimates for Sunday grosses in advance of Monday's Columbus Day holiday for many schoolkids and some workers.

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