From Media By Numbers, domestic box office. (Short version: Dark Knight keeps raking it in; Kevin Costner - see no. 6 - will need a stiff drink.)
1. The Dark Knight $43,800,000.
2.The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor $42,450,4001
3. Step Brothers $16,300,000
4. Mamma Mia! $13,120,670
5. Journey to the Center of the Earth $6,875,000
6. Swing Vote $6,300,000
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