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Nightmare Scares Up Huge Haul

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Iron Man 2 breaks the bank overseas.

Looks like Freddy Krueger's still got it in him: The second incarnation of A Nightmare on Elm Street bagged $32.2 million at the domestic box office this weekend, planting it firmly in the No. 1 spot. It may not stay at the top for long, however, as next week marks the domestic debut of Iron Man 2, a hotly anticipated release that pulled in $100.2 million in 53 overseas territories this weekend. How to Train Your Dragon continued its inexplicably successful run in the No. 2 slot, taking in $10.8 million, bringing its total to $192.4 million.

Read it at Los Angeles Times