‘Real Steel’ Wins Box Office

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Updated Apr. 24, 2017 2:37PM EDT / Published Oct. 09, 2011 9:23PM EDT

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Real Steel was the No. 1 movie at the box office this weekend, grossing $49.4 million globally. The Hugh Jackman-flick earned $27.3 million domestically and $22.1 million overseas. George Clooney’s new film The Ides of March took 2nd place with $10.4 million—already beating out the $12.5 million it cost to produce. Dolphin Tale earned $9.2 million for third place, and Brad Pitt’s Moneyball was No. 4 with $7.5 million. Meanwhile, IFC Films Human Centipede 2-Full Sequence took in $54,000 on just 18 screens.

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