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New Sandler film tops US box office

Published Tuesday, Jul 24 2007, 13:01 BST | By Matthew Houghton
The new Adam Sandler I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry film tops the US box office.

The film sees two straight Brooklyn firefighters, Sandler and his co-star Kevin James, masquerade as a gay couple in order to gain domestic partner benefits.

Last week's number one Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix fell one place to number two. It has already taken $208m at the box office.

The US box office top ten in full:

1. (-) I Now Pronounce You Chuck and Larry - $34.2m
2. (1) Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix - $32.5m
3. (-) Hairspray - $27.5m
4. (2) Transformers - $20.5m
5. (3) Ratatouille - $10.9m
6. (4) Live Free Or Die Hard - $7.1m
7. (5) License To Wed - $3.58m
8. (6) 1408 - $2.62m
9. (7) Evan Almighty - $2.55m
10. (8) Knocked Up - $2.29m

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