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Obsessed

** (2 STARS)

$28.6

million

$28.6 million

1 week

Rated: PG-13

Running time: 105 minutes

What it's about: A second-rate Fatal Attraction knockoff with more diverse casting.

Our take: Beyonce Knowles (above) literally and figuratively kicks butt, making up for some of the film's inherent predictability.

17 Again

* 1/2 ( 1 1/2 STARS)

$11.5

million

$39.8 million

2 weeks

Rated: PG-13

Running time: 102 minutes

What it's about: A disillusioned 30-something gets more than he bargained for when he wishes he were 17 again. With Zac Efron (above).

Our take: If you've seen Freaky Friday or It's a Wonderful Life, you've already seen 17 Again. Except you've seen it done better.

Fighting

*** (3 STARS)

$11

million

$11 million

1 week

Rated: PG-13

Running time: 105 minutes

What it's about: A down-on-his-luck drifter (Channing Tatum, above) is drawn by a hustler into New York's underground fighting scene.

Our take: It feels like a guided tour of the city's in-your-face underbelly, loaded with detail that only a native with an artist's eye could reveal.

The Soloist

*** ( 3 STARS)

$9.7

million

$9.7 million

1 week

Rated: PG-13

Running time: 109 minutes

What it's about: A newspaper columnist (Robert Downey Jr.) discovers a schizophrenic homeless man (Jamie Foxx, above) who's also a Juilliard dropout. First he exploits him, then he tries to help him.

Our take: By taking on just about every social ill, the movie bites off more than it can chew. Still, it's a film that can be easily admired, and Foxx is magnificent.

Earth

*** 1/2 ( 3 1/2 STARS)

$8.8

million

$14.5 million

1 week

Rated: G

Running time: 90 minutes

What it's about: Our Earth and its inhabitants - especially some photogenic polar bears, whales and elephants - are shown off in all their glory.

Our take: Gorgeously photographed and lovingly presented. Something adults and kids can marvel at together.

Monsters vs. Aliens

* 1/2 ( 1 1/2 STARS)

$8.5

million

$174.8 million

5 weeks

Rated: PG

Running time: 94 minutes

What it's about: A group of Earth monsters - slapstick versions of the 50-Foot Woman, the Fly (here, Dr. Cockroach), the Blob, the Missing Link and Mothra (here, Insectosaurus) - battle the evil alien Gallaxhar.

Our take: The 3-D will pop your eyes without tickling your funny bone.