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Mamma Mia! (film) million on its first day of release. By December 31, 2008, "Mamma Mia!" became the best-selling DVD of all time in Sweden with 545,000 copies sold. In the United Kingdom, "Mamma Mia!" has grossed £69.2 million as of January 23, 2009, and is the ninth highest-grossing film of all time at the UK box office. The film opened at #1 in the U.K, taking £6.6 million on 496 screens. It managed to hold onto the top spot for 2 weeks, narrowly keeping Pixar's "WALL-E" from reaching #1 in its second week. When released on July 3 in Greece, the film