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Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum in "The Vow."
(Kerry Hayes - AP)
Love is in the air, especially at the movies. Over the weekend, “The Vow,” a romantic comedy with Rachel McAdams and Channing Tatum, swept away the box office, making $41.7 million. “The Vow” beat the Ryan Reynolds/Denzel Washington action flick “Safe House,” as well as “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island” and the 3D reissue of “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace.” Each of those movies earned more than $20 million in their opening weekend, something that hasn’t happened since 2008, according to the AP.
Here are the weekend’s top 10 movies:
1. “The Vow,” $41.7 million
2. “Safe House,” $39.3 million
3. “Journey 2: The Mysterious Island,” $27.6 million
4. “Star Wars: Episode I — The Phantom Menace 3D,” $23 million
5. “Chronicle,” $12.3 million
6. “The Woman in Black,” $10.3 million
7. “The Grey,” $5.1 million
8. “Big Miracle,” $3.9 million
9. “The Descendants,” $3.5 million
10. “Underworld: Awakening,” $2.5 million
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