Box Office: Dumb and Dumber To Outsmarts the Competition

Dumb and Dumber To squeaked into the No. 1 spot at the box office this weekend, taking in $38 million in its debut, Box Office Mojo reports. That's Jim Carrey's highest live-action opening since Bruce Almighty in 2003.

The haul was just enough to top last week's top film, Big Hero 6, which earned $36.1 million in its second week. Interstellardropped to third place with $29.2 million.

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Beyond the Lights had a soft opening, landing at No. 4 with $6.5 million. It was followed by Gone Girl, which took in $4.6 million in its seventh week in theaters.

Holding steady at No. 6 was St. Vincent with $4 million. Furydropped to seventh place with $3.8 million.

Rounding out the Top 10 were Nightcrawler (No. 8, $3 million),Ouija  (No. 9, $3 million) and Birdman (No. 10, $2.4 million).

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