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LOS ANGELES — Jim Carrey’s “A Christmas Carol” took in $31 million to open as the weekend’s top movie. The Disney animated version of the Charles Dickens classic knocked the King of Pop out of the No. 1 spot as “Michael Jackson’s This Is It” slipped to second place with $14 million, according to studio estimates Sunday. George Clooney’s “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” finished at No. 3 with $13.3 million. It’s a satiric look at U.S. military efforts to create “warrior monks” who can predict the future or walk through walls. The Associated Press
