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Tom Cruise's star power gave muscle to 'Valkyrie'

A cruise-controlled hit

After the reasonably strong box-office performance of "Valkyrie" last weekend, skeptics were robbed of the chance to declare "Flop!" The Tom Cruise World War II thriller earned $21.5 million over the weekend, with a four-day haul of $30 million since it opened on Christmas Day.

That was a solid and better than expected box-office draw for "Valkyrie," which cost...

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