question:Gunmen abducted two American citizens along with their Filipino relative from a southern Philippines island Tuesday, police said. At about 3 a.m., 14 armed men snatched Gerfa Yeatts Lunsmann, 43, her son, Kevin, 14, and Lunsmann's Filipino nephew, Romnick Jakaria, 19, said Nonito Asbai, the area's police chief inspector. Police and the Filipino navy have launched search operations, Asbai said. The victims were forced at gunpoint to board awaiting boats, which then sped toward the troubled island of Basilan, a stronghold of the Islamic militant group Abu Sayyaf. No one, however, has claimed responsibility for the abduction or asked for a ransom. Jakaria's cousin, Alma Jakaria, said Lunsmann was adopted by Americans when she was 9 and grew up in Virginia. She married a German citizen and had her son, Kevin. Both she and Kevin are U.S. passport holders. Police suspect the son attracted attention because of his distinctive mixed-race looks in an area with few foreign tourists. The three were vacationing in Tictabon and were supposed to have returned to the capital, Manila, later Tuesday, Alma Jakaria said. Basilan serves as a base for Abu Sayyaf, which wants to establish a separate state for the Philippines' minority Muslim population. The U.S. State Department considers it a terrorist organization and says it is linked to al Qaeda. The Philippine government has been fighting to contain the militants. Abu Sayyaf has been blamed for terrorist attacks in the Philippines, including the 2004 bombing of a ferry that left about 130 people dead as well as past kidnappings. CNN affiliate ABS-CBN's Queenie Casimiro contributed to this report.

question:A sci-fi reboot and kiddie sequel were no match for the third weekend of Christopher Nolan's blockbuster Batman finale. The Dark Knight Rises led the box office for a third weekend in a row, grossing 36.4 million and giving Warner Bros.' 250 million-budgeted Batman sequel 354.6 million domestically after 17 days. The film enjoyed a healthy 41 percent decline from its previous frame, and if its weekend estimate holds up, Rises will have notched a slimmer third weekend drop than The Dark Knight, which fell 43 percent to 42.7 million during its third weekend, thereby lifting its total to 393.8 million. The slim drop does not mean that Rises will outgross The Dark Knight domestically — it has virtually no chance of catching its 533.3 million total — but it may very well outdo its predecessor worldwide thanks to stronger international grosses. The Dark Knight grossed 468.6 million overseas, which gave it a jaw-dropping 1.002 billion cume worldwide. After three weekends, Rises has earned 378.4 million internationally (for a 733 million worldwide total), and it looks like it is headed past the 1 billion mark as well. Although naysayers may point out that The Dark Knight Rises is performing below original domestic expectations, the film is clearly a hit. 'Breaking Bad': 'Fifty-One' thoughts? Sony reboot Total Recall started its run in second place with 26 million, only a touch higher than 1990′s Total Recall, which starred Arnold Schwarzenegger and opened with 25.5 million. If we adjust for inflation, the 1990 version, which ultimately grossed 119.4 million, opened to the equivalent of about 45 million and earned about 215 million in today's dollars. Sony says it spent 125 million on the reboot (some reports suggest the budget reached 200 million), but with poor reviews and a weak C+ CinemaScore, the film will almost certainly not recoup its budget (or its marketing costs) domestically. For star Colin Farrell, whose career held such promise in the early 2000s, Total Recall is the latest in a long line of box office misfires. With the exception of Horrible Bosses (in which Farrell appeared in a supporting role), every wide release he has led since 2004′s Alexander has sputtered financially. Alexander grossed 34.3 million against a whopping 155 million budget. 2006′s Miami Vice earned 63.5 million against a 135 million budget. 2008′s Pride and Glory and 2011′s Fright Night, both of which cost 30 million, earned only 15.8 million and 18.3 million, respectively. 'Expendables 2': 'Last Supper' poster . Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days took third place with 14.7 million, the lowest debut by far for a Wimpy Kid film. The original Diary started with 22.1 million in 2010, and the sequel Rodrick Rules began with 23.8 million in 2011. Notably, both those films opened in March rather than the relative dead zone of August. On the other hand, Dog Days will likely see better weekday grosses than its predecessors thanks to schools being out for the summer. Fox spent 22 million on Dog Days, and though it won't be a smash for the studio, it certainly won't be a pock on its record. Still, the franchise's viability may be in question following the low opening. The young target audience for the Wimpy Kid films, many of whom read the popular books the films are based on, may well have outgrown the franchise in just two years. Fox will need to lure new viewers in order to maintain box office viability. Fortunately, audiences — which were 58 percent female and 62 percent below the age of 25 — liked what they saw and issued the film an A- CinemaScore, which should lead to good word-of-mouth. 'Great Gatsby' moving to summer 2013 . Two more Fox films filled up the next two spots on the chart. Ice Age: Continental Drift finished its fourth weekend in fourth place, dipping 37 percent to 8.4 million. The frozen 'toon has earned 131.9 million total. Last weekend's underperforming comedy The Watch continued its sorry run, falling 50 percent to 6.4 million. After 10 days, the Ben Stiller/Vince Vaughn/Jonah Hill vehicle has earned a sad 25.4 million against a 68 million budget. Two films reached major milestones this weekend. In sixth place, Ted earned another 5.5 million, which pushed its total past 200 million. The comedy, which has earned 203.4 million domestically against a 50 million budget, has a chance of becoming Universal's biggest hit this year if it passes The Lorax's 214 million cume. It's also cleaning up overseas, where it has earned 77.3 million (including 14.3 million in the U.K. this weekend) early in its run. In eighth place, Sony's The Amazing Spider-Man reached 250.7 million during its fifth weekend. The franchise reboot is just shy of 700 million worldwide. 1. The Dark Knight Rises -- 36.4 million . 2. Total Recall -- 26.0 million . 3. Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Dog Days -- 14.7 million . 4. Ice Age: Continental Drift -- 8.4 million . 5. The Watch -- 6.4 million . See full story at EW.com.

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