"super 8" Defies Skeptics With Big Box Office Debut

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Sun, 06/12/2011 - 8:52am

LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - "Super 8" easily claimed the top spot at the weekend box office in North America, despite concerns about the secretive marketing campaign for the sci-fi mystery with a no-name cast.

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