At the box office over the weekend ended Nov. 15, “2012” was No. 1, bringing in $65.2 million, while “Disney’s A Christmas Carol” slipped to No. 2 with $22.3 million in ticket sales.
In DVD rentals for the week ended Nov. 8, according to IMDb.com, “G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra” debuted as the top rental, followed by another new release, “The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3.”
On iTunes yesterday morning, Lady GaGa’s “Bad Romance” was No. 1, followed by Owl City’s “Fireflies.”
And in books, “Ford County” by John Grisham debuted at No. 1 on the New York Times’ paperback fiction best-sellers list for the week ended Nov. 7, and at No. 2 on USA Today’s book chart for the week ended Nov. 8.
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TOP MOVIES
Weekend Box Office Estimates
Weekend of Nov. 13-15, 2009
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Rank
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MOVIE
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Engagements
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Box office (millions)
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1
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2012 (Sony)
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3,404
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$65.24
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2
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Disney’s A Christmas Carol (
Buena Vista)
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3,683
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$22.31
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3
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Precious (Lionsgate)
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174
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$5.87
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4
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The Men Who Stare at Goats (Overture)
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2,453
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$5.86
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5
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Michael Jackson’s This Is It (Sony)
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3,037
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$5.08
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6
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The Fourth Kind (Universal)
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2,530
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$4.61
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7
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Couples Retreat (Universal)
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2,509
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$4.16
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8
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Paranormal Activity (
Paramount)
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2,712
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$4.04
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9
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Law Abiding Citizen (Overture)
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2,071
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$3.80
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10
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The Box (Warner Bros.)
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2,635
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$3.16
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Source: Yahoo Movies
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IMDb TOP DVD RENTALS
Week ending November 8, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
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-
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2
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The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
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-
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3
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Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
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1
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4
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
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2
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5
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Orphan
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3
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6
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Aliens in the Attic
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-
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7
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The Proposal
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4
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8
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I Love You, Beth Cooper
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-
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9
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Land of the Lost
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5
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10
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Year One
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6
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Source: IMDB
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
Week ended Monday, Nov. 16, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Bad Romance, Lady GaGa
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2
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Fireflies,
Owl
City
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3
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TiK ToK, Ke$ha
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4
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Need You Now, Lady Antebellum
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5
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Replay, Iyaz
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6
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Whatcha Say, Jason DeRulo
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7
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Party In the
U.S.A., Miley Cyrus
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8
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Russian Roulette, Rihanna
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9
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3, Britney Spears
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10
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Meet Me Halfway, Black Eyed Peas
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK
TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending November 7, 2009
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Fiction (hardback)
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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Weeks on chart
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1
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Ford
County
by John Grisham
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-
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1
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2
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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2
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8
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3
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Kindred In Death by J.D. Robb
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-
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1
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4
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The Gathering Storm by Robert Jordan and Brandon Sanderson
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1
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2
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5
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The Lacuna by Barbara Kingsolver
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-
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1
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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1
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Have a Little Faith by Mitch Albom
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3
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6
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2
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Superfreakonomics by
Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
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2
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3
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3
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What the Dog Saw by Malcolm Gladwell
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4
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3
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4
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Arguing with Idiots by Glenn Beck
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5
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7
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|
5
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The Book of Basketball by Bill Simmons
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1
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2
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Fiction (paperback)
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|
1
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Push by Sapphire
|
2
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11
|
|
2
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Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
|
1
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2
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3
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Say You’re One of Them by Uwem Akpan
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3
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8
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|
4
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The Shack by William P. Young
|
4
|
77
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|
5
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo by Stieg Larsson
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-
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20
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Nonfiction (paperback)
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|
1
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The Blind Side by Michael Lewis
|
-
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6
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2
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Our Choice by Al Gore
|
-
|
1
|
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3
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Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson and David Oliver Relin
|
2
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145
|
|
4
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Freakonomics by Steven D. Levitt and Stephen J. Dubner
|
1
|
11
|
|
5
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The
Glass
Castle by Jeannette Walls
|
4
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151
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Source: New York Times
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USA
TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
Week ending November 8, 2009
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days by Jeff Kinney
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2
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2
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Ford
County
by John Grisham
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-
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3
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Bed of Roses by Nora Roberts
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3
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4
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Tempted by P.C. Cast and Kristin Cast
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1
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5
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The Lost Symbol by Dan Brown
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5
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6
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Kindred In Death by J.D. Robb
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-
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7
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New Moon by Stephanie Meyer
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7
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8
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Push by Sapphire
|
-
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9
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Eclipse by Stephanie Meyer
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10
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10
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Twilight by Stephanie Meyer
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13
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Source:
USA Today
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