Box Office: 'Dear John' wins race with $32M

Weekend of February 5 – 7, 2010: 'Avatar' reign ends; 'Dear John' prevails

Screen Gems’ romance drama “Dear John” dethroned James Cameron’s “Avatar” at the North American box office this weekend with a surprisingly solid $32.4 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Lasse Hallstrom’s big-screen adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel scored an average of  $10,913 per theater at 2,969 locations, enough to end the impressive winning streak of Cameron’s hit epic “Avatar.”

At No. 2, “Avatar” bagged another $23.6 million from ticket sales at 3,000 locations, a solid weekend gross after eight weeks in release. Domestically, Fox’s sci-fi hit flick has reached a cumulative gross of $630 million.

New entry “From Paris with Love” generated $8.1 million in third place. Pierre Morel’s thriller with John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys-Meyers is playing at 2,722 locations and scored a mediocre average of  $2,983 per theater.

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'Avatar' wins overseas box office again... of course!

As expected, James Cameron's hit spectacle "Avatar" held on to the No. 1 spot on the international circuit for yet another weekend with superb box office earnings of $95.1 million in 120 territories. Weekend earnings are definitely slowing down for Fox's sci-fi epic, but it looks like "Avatar" is not done making money quite yet!

The film's overseas total gross now stands at a stunning $1.45 billion, while domestically, it's about to break the $600 million mark. Worldwide, Cameron's 3D action adventure has grossed $2.045 billion. I know it gets old and I admit I'm tired of hearing about this flick myself, but the amount of money it made is quite simply amazing.

At a distant No. 2, Guy Ritchie's fairly entertaining adventure "Sherlock Holmes" picked up another $15.6 million, reaching a solid international total of $219 million. Following in third place this weekend was that stupid shit movie "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel," which bagged $10.8 million for a total of $190 million.

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Box Office: 'Avatar' holds on, beats 'Darkness'

Weekend of January 29 – 31, 2010: 'Avatar' STILL on top; new releases doing so-so...

James Cameron’s sci-fi epic “Avatar” got one step closer to beating the domestic gross of “Titanic” this weekend by collecting another $30 million at the North American box office, according to studio estimates Sunday.

“Avatar” easily beat its competition by scoring an average of $9,759 per theater at 3,074 locations. The film’s total gross now stands at an impressive $594.4 million. Worldwide, Fox’s hit movie has generated 2.039 billion ever since its release.

At No. 2, Martin Campbell’s thriller “Edge of Darkness” bagged $17.1 million. Starring Mel Gibson, the film based on a BBC mini-series follows a detective who embarks on a perilous investigation into his daughter’s brutal murder.

Following in third place this weekend was new entry “When in Rome,” a disastrous romantic comedy that managed to grab $12 million from ticket sales at 2,456 locations. Directed by Mark Steven Johnson, the film stars Kristen Bell and Josh Duhamel.

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Box Office: 'Avatar' passes 'Dark Knight'

Weekend of January 22 – 24: ‘Avatar’ prevails, passes ‘Dark Knight’

James Cameron’s sci-fi hit flick “Avatar” prevailed yet again at the North American box office this weekend with a solid $36 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.

Weekend earnings for the Fox hit movie dropped compared to last week’s, but “Avatar” easily beat its competition by scoring an average of $11,461 per theater at 3,141 locations.

“Avatar” also passed the $533 million domestic gross of “The Dark Knight,” lifting its cumulative gross to $552.7 million. The film is also on track to beat the worldwide total of Cameron’s “Titanic.”

This week’s new releases generated mixed results, but “Legion” delivered the best performance with a three-day gross of $18.2 million, enough for No. 2. The film follows the battle between humans and angels.

Meanwhile, “Tooth Fairy” opened in fourth place with $14.5 million from ticket sales at 3,344 locations. Starring Dwayne Johnson, the comedy follows a mean hockey player ordered to duty as a real tooth fairy.

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'Avatar' heading for another weekend win

James Cameron's "Avatar" beat all new releases Friday at the North American box office by scoring a daily gross of $9.1 million. Fox's sci-fi epic reached a total haul of $525.9 million after 36 days in release.

"Avatar" is on track to win the weekend race again, and it will also beat the domestic total of "The Dark Knight" before Sunday. The Golden Globe-winning film may even end up leading next weekend.

At No. 2, new entry "Legion" collected $6.7 million from ticket sales at 2,476 locations. Starring Paul Bettany, the flick follows a bunch of strangers battling an army of angels to ptotect humanity's only hope.

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Movie Review: “Legion”

Seen on: January 22, 2010

The players: Director: Scott Stewart, Writers: Peter Schink, Scott Stewart, Cast: Paul Bettany, Lucas Black, Tyrese Gibson, Adrianne Palicki, Charles S. Dutton

Facts of interest: None!

The plot: God is pissed at the humans, so he sends angels to finish them off. The only hope humanity has left is an unborn baby that needs serious protection...

Our thoughts: If you ever wanted to see an angel battle other angels with a ton of machine guns on the big screen, here is your chance. Scott Stewart’s action flick “Legion” is about as ridiculous as a film of this genre can get, but unfortunately, it lacks the fun and fast pace that could’ve actually make it a better movie.

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Poster frenzy with 'All About Steve;' 'Amelia;' 'Legion'

Another week is coming to an end, and it's time for a look at a bunch of recent movie posters that surfaced online during the past couple of days. I've got four for you today, and you can check them out by scrolling down after the jump.

The first one is for Sandra Bullock's upcoming comedy "All About Steve," in which she plays a total weirdo who stalks Bradley Cooper. The film doesn't look as delightful as her recent hit "The Proposal," but it boasts a solid cast. "Steve" heads to theaters Sept. 4, 2009.

Next up we have the new one-sheet for Mira Nair's "Amelia," which chronicles the life of the famous American pilot who became the first woman to fly across the Atlantic by herself. The trailer looks gorgeous, and this poster with lead actress Hilary Swank is not bad either. "Amelia" lands Oct. 23.

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Overlong red band trailer for 'Legion' hits

Here's a five-minute red band trailer for Scott Stewart's upcoming fantasy action adventure "Legion," which is set for release Jan. 22, 2010.

In the film, God loses faith in mankind and sends a legion of angels to bring on the Apocalypse. Humanity's only hope lies in a group of strangers trapped in a desert diner and the Archangel Michael (Paul Bettany).

This one gets a big yawn from me. Sure, it looks action-packed, but the story is one failing to grab my attention. Also, some of these special effects just look odd. So much for my opinion.

Dennis Quaid, Kevin Duran, Doug Jones, Kate Walsh, Lucas Black and Tyrese Gibson co-star in "Legion." Check out the loooooong trailer after the jump.

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