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‘Dragon’ slays ‘Alice’ at weekend box office

“How to Train Your Dragon” was the hottest movie this weekend, opening with $43.3 million in sales and knocking “Alice in Wonderland” down the hole to No. 2 on the box office charts.

“Alice” which had been No. 1 the previous three weekends, slipped to second with $17.3 million

Raunchy comedy “Hot Tub Time Machine” had a lukewarm No. 3 debut of $13.7 million. “The Bounty Hunter” ($12.4 million) and “Diary of a Wimpy Kid” ($10 million) rounded out the top five.