Box Office: 'Avatar' shines with another $75M!
Franck Tabouring
Weekend of December 25 – 27: ‘Avatar’ outruns ‘Sherlock Holmes’ & ‘Chipmunks’
James Cameron’s “Avatar” prevailed at the North American box office this weekend as the sci-fi action spectacle regained the No. 1 spot with another stunning $75 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
Even though “Avatar” was dethroned Friday by new entry “Sherlock Holmes,” the film regained momentum Saturday and Sunday to emerge as the weekend’s winner. “Avatar” brought its domestic total to a solid $212.2 million.
Guy Ritchie’s “Holmes” also delivered a strong performance at the box office, bagging a superb $65.3 million from ticket sales at 3,626 locations. The film starring Robert Downey Jr. in the lead role scored an average of $18,031 per theater.
At No. 3, new entry “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” picked up $50.2 million via an average of $13,568 per theater at 3,700 locations. The sequel, which opened Wednesday, lifted its early total gross to $77 million.
Following at a distant No. 4 was Nancy Meyers’ new R-rated comedy “It’s Complicated,” which generated $22.1 million at 2,887 locations this weekend. Meryl Streep and Alec Baldwin star in the film about a divorced couple having an affair.
Meanwhile, Jason Reitman’s acclaimed drama “Up in the Air” expanded into 1,895 locations this weekend, earning $11.7 million for a total gross of $24.5 million. George Clooney, Vera Farmiga and Anna Kendrick star.
Still going strong after six weeks in release was Sandra Bullock’s drama “The Blind Side,” which reached a cumulative gross of $184.3 million after this weekend earnings of $11.7 million. The film was produced on a budget of only $29 million.
Disney’s “The Princess and the Frog” took a big dive and landed in seventh place, pulling $8.6 million for a total of $63.3 million. Following at No. 8 was Rob Marshall’s new musical “Nine,” which finished the weekend with $5.5 million.
Sony’s new comedy “Did You Hear About the Morgans?” slipped to ninth place with $5 million, reaching a domestic total of $15.5 million after three weeks in release. Clint Eastwood’s “Invictus” rounded out the top 10 with $4.3 million ($23.3 million total).
It’s been an incredibly strong Christmas weekend this year, with three films landing at No. 1 at some point during the week. “Avatar” only lost 2.6 percent compared to last weekend, and indication the film may continue to grow rapidly this coming week.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
Reader Comments (1)
Avatar has reached 615 millions worldwide wow that’s insane for a movie which has no star in it.Look at the article of Box Office Mojo.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/movies/?id=avatar.htm
Just happy that Avatar is doing well internationally too.Don't know where Avatar's run will end at 800 million or 1 billion or less than that let's just wait and watched how much it makes before it get's out of the theater.