'Tropic Thunder' tops boxoffice again

August 24, 2008 DreamWorks/Paramount's R-rated comedy repeated atop the domestic boxoffice amid weaker-than-expected competition, marking a modest 38% decline from its first session for an estimated $16.1 million on the frame and a 10-day cume of $65.7 million. [...] Universal's action thriller "Death Race" -- which had been expected to speed to the top spot -- found its boxoffice throttle stuck at just $12.3 million in a third-place bow. Elsewhere, the grosses were similarly tepid over summer's penultimate boxoffice frame, though Warner Bros.

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