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1 Beverly Hills Chihuahua $1,235,210 $33.0929
2 Eagle Eye $1,202,244 $58.1522
3 Nick And Norah's Infinite Playlist $772,058 $13.5073
4 Nights In Rodanthe $711,280 $27.0734
5 Appaloosa $492,749 $7.0601
6 Burn After Reading $382,693 $52.7146
7 Lakeview Terrace $344,318 $33.1906
8 Fireproof $310,938 $13.3664
9 Religulous $287,971 $4.2212
10 American Carol, An $230,000 $4.3540
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Top Shows A18-49
CSI (CBS) 7.0/17
Grey's Anatomy (ABC) 5.5/13
Saturday Night Live special (NBC) 5.0/12
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ABC 4.0/10
NBC 3.9/10
FOX 1.9/5
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