'Brave' shoots and scores at box office
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The character Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, in a scene from "Brave." (Disney/Pixar) Credit: The character Merida, voiced by Kelly Macdonald, in a scene from "Brave." (Disney/Pixar)
"Brave" has hit the ticket-sales bullseye.
Pixar's latest - a female-centric flick centered on bow-and-arrowing wielding heroine - topped the weekend box office with $66.7 million in ticket sales.
Coming in second was "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted."
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Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.
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Updated now Newsday travel writer Scott Vogel took the ferry over to Block Island for a weekend of fun.