<div><p>The festive season lured North American movie-goers at the weekend to leave "Disney's A Christmas Carol" on top of the box office rankings, final figures showed Monday.</p><p>The latest adaptation of Charles Dickens's classic tale, featuring Jim Carrey as Ebenezer Scrooge and several other characters, earned ...

<div><p>With more than 40 shopping days left until Christmas, North American theater audiences already had enough holiday cheer to put "Disney's A Christmas Carol" at the top of the box office this week.</p><p>Early estimates on Sunday by box office tracker Exhibitor Relations showed the adaptation of ...

<div id="subtitle">Disney's fiscal 4th-quarter earnings will take a hit from Scrooge, analyst warns</div><div><p>Walt Disney Co.'s new version of "A Christmas Carol" got a Bah Humbug from Deutsche Bank, which predicts a disappointing $31 million in opening weekend ticket sales will lead to smaller quarterly ...

<div id="subtitle">AP News in Brief</div><div><p>Democrat senators divided on government health insurance, so House's bill has nowhere to go</p><p>WASHINGTON (AP) — The glow from a health care triumph faded quickly for President Barack Obama on Sunday as Democrats realized the ...