You’ve Got B.O.: “District 9″ on Cloud 9

Finally, a triumph for originality and quality as District 9, the starless sci-fi story from a completely non-American point of view manages to take the box office in the U.S. by being too awesome to ignore. Might we see a District 10?

1. District 9 - $37m
2. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra - $22.5m
3. The Time Traveler’s Wife - $19.2m
4. Julie & Julia - $12.4m
5. G-Force - $6.9m
6. The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard - $5.3m
7. Harry Potter and the Half Blood Prince - $5.1m
8. The Ugly Truth - $4.5m
9. Ponyo - $3.5m
10. 500 Days of Summer - $3m

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