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   “Zero Dark Thirty” was the top draw in the United States and Canada last weekend, taking an estimated US$24 million in its first three days on wide release.

    Kathryn Bigelow’s film about the hunt for Osama bin Laden was nominated for five Academy Awards.

    Its leading lady, Jessica Chastain, was crowned best actress in a drama at the Golden Globes on January 13.

    The fact-based film will open in Britain and Ireland on January 25.

    Bigelow’s follow-up to her Oscar-winning “The Hurt Locker” has been the subject of much controversy in the United States, with critics attacking its depiction of aggressive interrogation methods.

    Yet that did not impede* its performance at the North American box office, which was considerably stronger than that of two other new releases.

    “A Haunted House,” a horror parody starring Marlon Wayans, opened in second place with a three-day tally of US$18.8 million, according to studio estimates.

    The rest of this week’s top 10 is dominated by such awards hopefuls as “Django Unchained,” “Les Miserables” and “Lincoln and Silver Linings Playbook.”

    (Review on YES TEENS! P3)

    (SD-Agencies)