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It also gave director Quentin Tarantino his top opening day of all time, besting the $10.8 million for &#8220;Kill Bill Vol. 2.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>With all other releases well behind &#8220;Inglourious Basterds,&#8221; &#8220;District 9&#8221; landed in second Friday with $5.5 million, a dip of more than 60% from last week&#8217;s debut.  &#8220;G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra,&#8221; in third place, earned $3.6 million, while female-targeted films &#8220;The Time Traveler&#8217;s Wife&#8221; and &#8220;Julie &#038; Julia&#8221; rounded out the top five with $3.3 million and $2.6 million, respectively.<\/p>\n<p>New release &#8220;Shorts,&#8221; meanwhile, opened its run with a meager $2.1 million.  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