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‘Taken 2,’ ‘The Paperboy’ slated for box office debut this weekend

August 15, 2013Arts, Culture & Media

When the movie Taken was produced a few years ago, it would have been hard to predict a sequel could be made. But it has been, and it’ll be joined by The Paperboy in new releases this weekend.

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Lee Daniels on “The Paperboy”

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