Contagion Wins the Box Office

by POPSUGAR Entertainment 2

Moviegoers have caught Contagion fever: the film took the number one spot at the box office in its opening weekend, earning $23.1 million. The new movie weakened The Help, which lost its number one spot for the first time in three weeks, dropping to number two with $8.7 million. Warrior didn't fare well against the competition, coming in third with $5.6 million in its debut weekend. The Debt dropped from second to fourth place in its second week with $4.9 million, followed closely by Colombiana, which took in $4 million.

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