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'Inglourious Basterds' wins weekend


August 23, 2009 Quentin Tarantino's World War II actioner "Inglourious Basterds," a pivotal Weinstein Co. release starring Brad Pitt, debuted gloriously during the weekend with an estimated $37.6 million in chart-topping boxoffice. In a limited bow, Paramount Vantage unspooled comedy "The Mark Pease Experience," starring Ben Stiller and Jason Schwartzman, in 10 theaters and grossed $3,000, or just $300 per venue. IFC Films debuted the crime thriller "Five Minutes of Heaven," starring Liam Neeson and James Nesbitt, in a single New York location and fetched a sturdy $5,200.

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