Wampire warrior snatches US box office crown

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The Underworld Awakening garnered $25.4 million at the box office.

23 January,2012 02:31 am

Underworld Awakening, a movie about the exploits of a woman vampire warrior, grabbed top North American box office honors in its opening weekend, industry figures showed Sunday.The 3D film starring Kate Beckinsale garnered $25.4 million at the box office, outmaneuvering the debut of Red Tails, which recounts the World War II deeds of the Tuskegee Airmen, a group of black pilots, with $19.1 million, said Exhibitor Relations.The two new films pushed last weeks top attraction, Mark Wahlbergs crime drama Contraband, to third place with $12.2 million over the weekend.Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close, the Tom Hanks-Sandra Bullock story of a family impacted by the 9/11 attacks, brought in $10.5 million in its first weekend of wide release.Rounding out the top 10 in the United States and Canada were action flick Haywire ($9 million), Beauty And The Beast in 3D ($8.6 million), Joyful Noise ($6 million), Mission Impossible: Ghost Protocol ($5.5 million), Sherlock Holmes: A Game Of Shadows ($4.8 million) and The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo ($3.8 million).