{"id":4177,"date":"2007-12-23T20:26:00","date_gmt":"2007-12-23T20:26:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blog.beliefnet.com\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/12\/national-treasure-1-this-weeke.html"},"modified":"2007-12-23T20:26:00","modified_gmt":"2007-12-23T20:26:00","slug":"national-treasure-1-this-weeke","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.beliefnet.com\/columnists\/reformedchicksblabbing\/2007\/12\/national-treasure-1-this-weeke.html","title":{"rendered":"&#8220;National Treasure&#8221; #1 this weekend at the box office"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so glad that <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/domesticNews\/idUSN2326800820071223?feedType=RSS&amp;feedName=domesticNews&amp;rpc=22&amp;sp=true\">it&#8217;s doing well<\/a> because now they&#8217;ll probably be another one. I loved &#8220;National Treasure!&#8221; It&#8217;s my favorite movie and what&#8217;s so funny is that I hate Nicolas Cage in every other movie he&#8217;s been in except for this one.  I loved him in the first one and can&#8217;t wait to see this one.  I would have gone to see it this weekend but I was in PA visiting my family.<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>Nicolas Cage topped the North American box office for the second time this year on Sunday with &#8220;National Treasure: Book of Secrets,&#8221; a sequel to the biggest movie of his career.<span id=\"midArticle_byline\"><\/span><span id=\"midArticle_0\"><\/span>       <\/p>\n<p>The action-adventure led a crowded field of high-powered newcomers to sell an estimated $45.5 million worth of tickets since opening Friday, distributor Walt Disney Pictures said.<\/p>\n<p><span id=\"midArticle_1\"><\/span>       The three-day sum, which was in line with expectations, compares with a $35 million launch for 2004&#8217;s &#8220;National Treasure,&#8221; which went on to make $173 million. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>I just watched the trailer and it looks so good.  I can&#8217;t wait to see it.<\/p>\n<div style=\"text-align: center;\"><object height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><param name=\"movie\" value=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/helCPxvbzIc&amp;rel=1\"><param name=\"wmode\" value=\"transparent\"><embed src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/v\/helCPxvbzIc&amp;rel=1\" type=\"application\/x-shockwave-flash\" wmode=\"transparent\" height=\"355\" width=\"425\"><\/embed><\/object><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I&#8217;m so glad that it&#8217;s doing well because now they&#8217;ll probably be another one. I loved &#8220;National Treasure!&#8221; It&#8217;s my favorite movie and what&#8217;s so funny is that I hate Nicolas Cage in every other movie he&#8217;s been in except for this one. 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