'Proposal' accepted at the boxoffice

June 21, 2009 Moviegoers said yes to Disney's "The Proposal" during the weekend as the debut of the female-skewing romantic comedy topped the North American boxoffice with an estimated $34.1 million, knocking the hard-partying guys of "The Hangover" into second place. Sony's "Year One," Harold Ramis' burlesque of the early history of mankind and the weekend's other new wide opener, found it tougher going. Unable to overcome strong holdover business from "Hangover" and "Up," it had to settle for a fourth-place showing of $20.2 million.

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