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President Barack Obama said Friday he was "shocked and saddened" by a deadly shooting at a suburban Denver movie theater and urged the nation to "come together as one American family" in the aftermath of the tragedy.

Fans are eating up "The Hunger Games," which has opened strongly with $19.7 million domestically from overnight shows that started after midnight.

The Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, Taylor Lautner starrer rolled out in thousands of theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday. Summit Entertainment's The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn-Part 1 grossed $30.3 million in midnight runs as fans rushed to see the second-to-last installment in the blockbuster franchise.

The giant "Transformers" robots have shrunk a bit in the early going at the box office....

The bachelor party sequel is well on the way to a big, big weekend while "Kung Fu Panda 2" doesn't put up a fight yet. "Hangover Part II," an even raunchier follow-up to 2009's surprise comedy hit, took in $31.7 million on its first day in theaters in the U.S. and Canada on Thursday, including $10.4 million from late night screenings just after midnight.

"Iron Man 2" rocketed into domestic multiplexes with an estimated $7.5 million from its 12:01 a.m. Friday performances.

"Avatar" rang up $3.5 million in domestic boxoffice from 12:01 a.m. Friday performances.

Summit Entertainment's sequel "New Moon" has set box office history in breaking all records for midnight runs, grossing a whopping $26.3 million as it unspooled in 3,514 theaters at 12:01 a.m. Friday.

Pic may score best midnight gross of all time -- In a massive start, Warner Bros.’ “Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince” easily scored the biggest midnight gross of all-time in earning $22.2 million as it unspooled in 3,003 runs at 12:01 a.m. Wednesday.

Nabs best midnight run ever for a Wednesday -- Paramount's "Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen" grossed an estimated $16 million in midnight runs, the second best ever after "The Dark Knight."