'Pokemon' movie tops U.S. box office over weekend

'Pokemon' movie tops U.S. box office over weekend

NEW YORK, United States - Children show trading cards of 'Pokemon' characters in a New York movie theater running 'Pokemon: The First Movie,' a Japanese animated film, on Nov. 10, the day the movie opened. A U.S. agency said Nov. 14 the movie became the top box office earner in U.S. cinemas over the weekend, earning $52.1 million since opening.

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