Ben Stiller courtesy Goldcrest Pictures
In a Labor Day weekend that boasted five little-buzzed-about new releases Tropic Thunder managed to hold on to its place at the top of the domestic box office for the third week in a row According to Variety Ben Stillers Hollywood-spoofing comedy earned 115 million dollars bringing its total haul to 838 million Newcomer sci-fi action flick and Vin Diesel starrer Babylon AD came in at No 2 with 98 millionThe Dark Knight bounced back up to No 3 this week taking in another 88 million to pass the 500 million mark the only movie except Titanic to accomplish such a feat The House Bunnys 83 million took fourth and Don Cheadles Traitor rounded out the Top 5 with 79 millionTheater traffic was slow overall despite five new releases Though the final four-day weekend numbers are still forthcoming it seems this summers final outing will fall well short of last years take when Rob Zombies Halloween remake earned 306 million as the top movie Adam Br
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