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LOS ANGELES, California (AP) — Superspy Jason Bourne delivered more than an ultimatum this weekend as the third in a series of spy thrillers topped box office charts and delivered the biggest August opening of a film ever. “The Bourne Ultimatum” took in $70.2 million this weekend, far surpassing the openings of both of the earlier Bourne films based on novels by Robert Ludlum, starring Matt Damon.

The opening also pushed last week’s top film, “The Simpsons Movie,” to second place, with $25.6 million. The big-screen version of the animated TV show has topped $315 million worldwide for distributor Twentieth Century Fox.

This weekend’s top 12 films earned a whopping 36 percent more than the top 12 did in the same weekend last year.”We’re really riding high today,” said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal Pictures, which put out “The Bourne Ultimatum.” “The reviews and audiences rated this one the best one yet.”

Weekend Box Office

1. “The Bourne Ultimatum,” $70.2 million.
2. “The Simpsons Movie,” $25.6 million.
3. “Underdog,” $12 million.
4. “I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry,” $10.5 million.
5. “Hairspray,” $9.3 million.
6. “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix,” $9.3 million.
7. “No Reservations,” $6.6 million.
8. “Transformers,” $6 million.
9. “Hot Rod,” $5 million.
10. “Bratz,” $4.3 million.

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