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Film clip: \"Saw III\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to LionsgateWarner Bros.2. Film clip: \"The Departed\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Warner Bros.Touchstone/Warner...\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003cspan class='full-description hide'\u003eNo re-use/re-sale of film/video/internet clips without clearance\u003cbr/\u003eLionsgate\u003cbr/\u003e1. Film clip: \"Saw III\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Lionsgate\u003cbr/\u003eWarner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003e2. Film clip: \"The Departed\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Warner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003eTouchstone/Warner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003e3. Film clip: \"The Prestige\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Touchstone/Warner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003eParamount/DreamWorks\u003cbr/\u003e4. Film clip: \"Flags of Our Fathers\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Paramount/DreamWorks\u003cbr/\u003eSony\u003cbr/\u003e5. Film clip: \"Open Season\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Sony\u003cbr/\u003e6. Film clip: \"Running With Scissors\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Sony\u003cbr/\u003eFocus\u003cbr/\u003e7. Film clip: \"Catch a Fire\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Focus\u003cbr/\u003eParamount Vantage\u003cbr/\u003e8. Film clip: \"Babel\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Paramount Vantage\u003cbr/\u003eNewMarket\u003cbr/\u003e9. Trailer Excerpt: \"Death of a President\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to NewMarket\u003cbr/\u003eWeinstein\u003cbr/\u003e10. Film clip: \"Shut Up and Sing\"/Mandatory on-screen credit to Weinstein\u003cbr/\u003eGrubb Productions LLC\u003cbr/\u003e11. Film clip: \"Colour of the Cross/Mandatory on-screen credit to Grubb Productions LLC\u003cbr/\u003eHalloween came early at movie theatres as \"Saw III\" sliced up the competition with a $34.3 million debut, the best opening yet for the gory horror franchise. Lionsgate's \"Saw III\" easily took over as No. 1 at the box office, bumping off Disney's dueling-magicians saga \"The Prestige,\" which slipped to third place with $9.6 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. \"The Prestige\" raised its 10-day total to $28.8 million.\u003cbr/\u003eMartin Scorsese's mob tale \"The Departed\" held strongly again, taking in $9.8 million to place second for the third-straight weekend. The Warner Bros. film lifted its total to $91.1 million.\u003cbr/\u003eRevenues for \"The Departed\" were down just 27 percent from the previous weekend, compared to 35 percent for \"The Prestige\" and 38 percent for Clint Eastwood's World War II epic \"Flags of Our Fathers,\" which was No. 4 with $6.35 million.\u003cbr/\u003eParamount/DreamWorks' \"Flags of Our Fathers,\" which cost $90 million to produce, has got off to a slow start, raising its 10-day total to $19.9 million. The acclaimed film still could follow the pattern of Eastwood's last two movies, \"Mystic River\" and \"Million Dollar Baby,\" which became hits on the strength of Academy Awards buzz.\u003cbr/\u003eCartoon hit \"Open Season\" rounded out the top five.\u003cbr/\u003eLimited-release titles proved mixed. Despite generally negative reviews, the Annette Bening dramedy \"Running With Scissors\" made the top-10. It had a release expansion from eight to 578 screens, and achieved a solid $4,351 per-screen average. \u003cbr/\u003eFocus Features' South African drama \"Catch a Fire\" premiered weakly with $2 million in 1,306 theatres, averaging $1,541, compared to $10,830 in 3,167 cinemas for \"Saw III.\" The movie stars Derek Luke and Tim Robbins in the story of a black family man driven to rebel against South Africa's apartheid system in the 1980s.\u003cbr/\u003eThe far-flung drama \"Babel,\" whose ensemble cast includes Brad Pitt and Cate Blanchett, had a huge opening in limited release, grossing $365,801 in seven theatres. The film traces the consequences of a tragedy in the desert on families in Africa, Mexico and Japan.\u003cbr/\u003eDistributor Paramount Vantage plans to open \"Babel\" nationwide on November 10th.\u003cbr/\u003eControversial pseudo-docudrama \"Death of a President,\" which portrays the assassination of U.S. president George W. Bush, had a mediocre opening of $167,000 on 91 screens. \u003cbr/\u003eThe Dixie Chicks documentary \"Shut Up \u0026amp; Sing\" debuted strongly in limited release, taking in $50,798 in four theatres. Released by the Weinstein Co., the film explores the furore after lead singer, Natalie Maines, told a London concert crowd on the eve of the Iraq war in 2003 that the music trio was ashamed President Bush was from Texas, their home state.\u003cbr/\u003eWorse news for \"Colour of the Cross,\" the religious epic that garnered headlines with its depiction of a black Jesus Christ, which grossed just $855 per screen in 29 theatres.\u003cbr/\u003eHollywood remained on a box-office roll, with business up for the fifth straight weekend. The top 12 movies took in $89.1 million, up 2.4 percent from the same weekend last year, when \"Saw II\" opened at No. 1 with $31.7 million.\u003cbr/\u003eSince the low-budget \"Saw\" debuted with $18.3 million over the same weekend two years ago, Lionsgate has turned the franchise into an annual ritual with quickly produced sequels each Halloween.\u003cbr/\u003eThe movies follow the diabolical schemes of psycho killer Jigsaw (Tobin Bell), who stages elaborate, bloody games to test the moral fibre of his victims. Lionsgate plans to have \"Saw IV\" in theatres over Halloween weekend next year.\u003cbr/\u003e\"It's the biggest no-brainer of the century to put these movies out on Halloween weekend and wait for the money to roll in,\" said Paul Dergarabedian, president of box-office tracker Exhibitor Relations.\u003cbr/\u003eEstimated ticket sales for Friday through Sunday at U.S. and Canadian theatres, according to Exhibitor Relations Co. Inc. Final figures will be released Monday.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Saw III\"\u003cbr/\u003eLionsgate\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Departed\"\u003cbr/\u003eWarner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003e\"The Prestige\"\u003cbr/\u003eWarner Bros.\u003cbr/\u003e\"Flags of Our Fathers\"\u003cbr/\u003eParamount/DreamWorks\u003cbr/\u003e\"Open Season\"\u003cbr/\u003eSony\u003cbr/\u003e\"Running With Scissors\"\u003cbr/\u003eSony\u003cbr/\u003e\"Catch a Fire\"\u003cbr/\u003eFocus Features\u003cbr/\u003e\"Babel\"\u003cbr/\u003eParamount Vantage\u003cbr/\u003e\"Death of a President\"\u003cbr/\u003eNewMarket\u003cbr/\u003einfo@newmarketfilms.com\u003cbr/\u003e\"Shut Up and Sing\"\u003cbr/\u003eWeinstein Company\u003cbr/\u003e\"Colour of the Cross\"\u003cbr/\u003eGrubb Productions LLC\u003cbr/\u003e\u003c/span\u003e\n\u003c/div\u003e\n\u003cdiv class='action-container flex justify-between'\u003e\n\u003cbutton aria-expanded='false' aria-label='Read more description' class='rp-full-description' type='button'\u003e\n\u003ci class='fai 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