'Vegas' passes 'Speed' at box office

 
Front Page: Final tally gives Fox the second spot -- Final box office numbers showed that 20th Century Fox's "What Happens in Vegas" was right in claiming the No. 2 spot at the weekend box office over Warner Bros.' "Speed Racer" by an easy margin. [link]

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