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Instead, District 9 made a triumphant invasion of North American theaters, pulling in an otherworldly $37 million (according to early studio estimates) and winning the weekend by outgrossing the previous box-office champ, G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra, by nearly $15 million. The results, which far exceeded industry expectations, instantly turns Blomkamp, the 29-year-old from Johannesburg, into the new prince of a town 10,000 miles away. Hollywood loves a guy who makes a smart, popular movie that in three days earns considerably more than its skimpy $30 million budget. Already the town is whispering its favorite...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box Office Weekend: District 9 Shows Prawn Power | 8/16/2009 | See Source »

Here are the studios' official weekend estimates for the top 10 movies, as reported by Box Office Mojo...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Box Office Weekend: District 9 Shows Prawn Power | 8/16/2009 | See Source »

...still have all those trucker hats? -Melissa Hamilton, Moncton, N.B. Yeah. I've got a giant box of them in storage. I probably have like 500 or 600 hats that people have sent...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: 10 Questions for Ashton Kutcher | 8/13/2009 | See Source »

...wondering, "How did it all begin?" In his latest book, Before the Big Bang, the Cambridge-educated writer examines the theories that physicists and philosophers alike have put forth to explain how we got here. TIME spoke with Clegg about science as a social network, thinking outside of the box without losing his mind, and using Buffy the Vampire Slayer to explain Einstein. (See the top 10 non-fiction books...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: What Came Before the Big Bang? | 8/13/2009 | See Source »

Next she heads to Sports Authority. This appears to be a lost cause. The price of a sports watch she wants is $69.97, and the retailer is sticking to it. Yet Gault refuses to give in and offers this Hail Mary: "Is there a box for that watch? If not, can you shave something off?" The result: no box, a 10% discount and a reminder to always make sure no fixin's are missing. Since retailers can't afford to lose you these days, no demand is too peculiar...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: In the Recession, Shoppers Are Becoming Hagglers | 8/10/2009 | See Source »

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