'Yes Man' tops cold boxoffice

December 21, 2008 ' "Yes Man" during the weekend, powering the Jim Carrey starrer to the top of the domestic boxoffice with an estimated $18.2 million in opening grosses. Sony's more somber Will Smith starrer "Seven Pounds" bowed in second place with $16 million, and Universal's animated family feature "The Tale of Despereaux" debuted in third with $10.5 million. [...] all three wide openers unspooled well below expectations as severe weather reined in moviegoing in many parts of the country.

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