This week’s top movies, songs and books
February 1, 2016
At the box office over the weekend ended Jan. 31, "Kung Fu Panda 3" opened at No. 1 at the box office with $41.0 million in ticket sales. "The Revenant" was No. 2 with $12.4 million.
In movie rentals for the week ended Feb. 1, according to iTunes, "The Martian" was at No. 1, with "The Intern" at No. 2.
On iTunes yesterday morning, "Summer Sixteen" by Drake was the No. 1 song, followed by "Pillowtalk" by Zayn.
And in books, "Blue" by Danielle Steel debuted at No. 1 on The New York Times’ hardcover fiction best-sellers list for the week ended Jan. 23, and it was also No. 1 on USA Today’s book chart for the week of Jan. 28.
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TOP MOVIES
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Rank
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MOVIE
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Engagements
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Box office (millions)
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1
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Kung Fu Panda 3 (Fox)
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3,955
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$41.00
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2
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The Revenant (Fox)
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3,330
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$12.40
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3
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Star Wars: The Force Awakens (BuenaVista)
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2,556
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$10.78
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4
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The Finest Hours (BuenaVista)
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3,143
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$10.33
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5
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Ride Along 2 (Universal)
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2,412
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$8.35
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6
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The Boy (STX)
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2,671
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$7.89
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7
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Dirty Grandpa (Lionsgate)
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2,912
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$7.58
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8
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The 5th Wave (Sony)
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2,908
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$7.00
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9
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Fifty Shades of Black (Open Road)
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2,075
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$6.19
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10
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13 Hours: The Secret Soldiers of Benghazi (Paramount)
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2,803
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$6.00
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Source: Box Office Mojo
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MOVIE RENTALS
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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The Martian
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2
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2
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The Intern
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1
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3
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Burnt
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-
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4
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Straight Outta Compton
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4
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5
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Spectre
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3
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6
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Goosebumps
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-
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7
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Mr. Holmes
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-
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8
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Sicario
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6
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9
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Everest
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5
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10
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Kung Fu Panda
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-
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Source: iTunes
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ITUNES TOP 10 SONG DOWNLOADS
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Rank
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TITLE
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1
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Summer Sixteen, Drake
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2
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Pillowtalk, Zayn
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3
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Work, Rihanna feat. Drake
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4
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Stressed Out, twenty one pilots
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5
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Love Yourself, Justin Bieber
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6
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My House, Flo Rida
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7
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Hello, Adele
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8
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One Call Away, Charlie Puth
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9
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Hands to Myself, Selena Gomez
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10
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Sorry, Justin Bieber
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Source: iTunes
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING BOOKS
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Fiction (hardback)
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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Weeks on chart
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1
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Blue by Danielle Steel
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-
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1
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2
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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
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1
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2
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3
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All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr
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4
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90
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4
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The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins
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3
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54
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5
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
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6
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47
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Nonfiction (hardback)
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1
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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1
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2
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2
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The Name of God is Mercy by Pope Francis with Andrea Tornielli
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2
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2
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3
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Between the World and Me by Ta-Nehisi Coates
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3
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28
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4
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The Road to Little Dribbling by Bill Bryson
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-
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1
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5
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Dark Money by Jane Mayer
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-
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1
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Fiction (paperback)
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1
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The Revenant by Michael Punke
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1
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5
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2
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The Martian by Andy Weir
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2
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65
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3
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My Brilliant Friend by Elena Ferrante
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4
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21
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4
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Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
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3
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13
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5
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The Alchemist by Paulo Coelho
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5
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390
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Nonfiction (paperback)
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1
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13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff
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1
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5
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2
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The Big Short by Michael Lewis
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2
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55
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3
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The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown
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5
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87
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4
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I Am Malala by Malala Yousafzai
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4
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34
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5
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The Devil in the White City by Erik Larson
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-
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319
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Source: New York Times
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USA TODAY BESTSELLING BOOKS
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Rank
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TITLE
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Last week
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1
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Blue by Danielle Steel
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-
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2
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The Choice by Nicholas Sparks
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3
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3
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Feverborn by Karen Marie Moning
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-
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4
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When Breath Becomes Air by Paul Kalanithi
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4
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5
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The 5th Wave by Rick Yancey
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6
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6
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo
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2
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7
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The Baller by Vi Keeland
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-
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8
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13 Hours by Mitchell Zuckoff
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17
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9
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The Revenant by Michael Punke
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8
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10
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My Name is Lucy Barton by Elizabeth Strout
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5
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Source: USA Today
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Tags: bestsellers, box office, dvd rentals, home, iTunes, new york times, top movies, top singles, usa today
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