"Argo," the Affleck awards vehicle and highly acclaimed political thriller following the true story of six Americans hiding out in the Canadian Embassy during the 1979 Iranian hostage crisis, overperformed at the box office grossing $20.1 millionWatching “Argo,” a film set in 1979 and 1980, actor Rory Cochrane and actor-writer-director Ben Affleck must have thought it humorous that twenty years after making “Dazed & Confused” they'd be soaked in 70's clothes and hair all over again. Not so"Argo" has done something few films this year can claim: Connect both audiences and critics in unison. Ben Affleck's Oscar favorite opened with $5.3 million on Friday, according to estimates reported by Variety and TheWrap.Liam Neeson thriller repeats as champ with Ben Affleck's "Argo" second with $20.1M and "Sinister" third with $18.2M. The box office has shaken its end-of-summer doldrums.The release of Argo -- a wonderful film -- comes ever so coincidentally a month before the presidential election and a month after the murders of our diplo
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