LOS ANGELES – “Doom,” starring The Rock, adapted from the sci-fi video game, debuted as the top movie with a modest $15.4 million nationwide, according to studio estimates Sunday. The movie led a lackluster lineup that continued Hollywood’s box-office slump, with the top 12 movies taking in $71.3 million, down 27 percent from the same weekend last year.
“Dreamer: Inspired by a True Story,” a horse racing family film starring Kurt Russell and Dakota Fanning, opened in second place with $9.3 million.
Charlize Theron’s blue-collar drama “North Country,” based on the real-life story of a woman who led a sexual-discrimination lawsuit against male co-workers at a mining company, premiered a weak No. 5 with $6.5 million.
“Stay,” starring Ewan McGregor, Naomi Watts and Ryan Gosling in a thriller about a psychiatrist racing to save a suicidal patient, flopped with a $2.15 million debut.
Films in limited release opened strongly. The romance “Shopgirl,” starring Steve Martin in an adaptation of Martin’s own novella, debuted in eight theaters with $236,000. The comic crime thriller “Kiss Kiss, Bang Bang,” took in $174,300 in eight theaters.
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