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The week that ‘Zero’ was 1

“Zero Dark Thirty” hunted down the top spot at the box office — and easily won it.

The Oscar-nominated Osama bin Laden-raid drama took first place, with $24 million, in its first weekend in wide release, according to studio estimates.

The horror parody “A Haunted House” debuted in second place, with $18.8 million. The mobster drama “Gangster Squad” opened below expectations in third, with $16.7 million.