Final Destination Holds Off Labor Day Competition

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Even though none of the top movies over the four-day Labor Day holiday weekend brought in more than $16 million, the holiday box office saw a bump from last year, most of that money coming from two returning movies, which held off the competition from three new movies.

Retaining the top spot, the first 3D installment of the venerable horror franchise The Final Destination (New Line/WB) brought in roughly $15.5 million in its second weekend, bringing its total to $50.6 million. It's likely to surpass the gross of the previous most successful...