Avatar Rocks Christmas Weekend Box Office
“Avatar” has had an explosive Christmas weekend at the box office, taking on highly anticipated “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel” and “Sherlock Holmes” debuts and helping to break a record. During its second weekend, Sunday predictions estimate “Avatar” will make $75 million (a total of $212.3 million), while “Sherlock Holmes” is projected $65.3 million for the second spot on the chart and “Chipmunks” $50.2 million for third place.
Furthermore, Christmas weekend broke the record for the biggest weekend at the box office in history, earning $264.1 million after combining the top ten movies. The previous record was set during the July 18-20 weekend, when “The Dark Knight” led the box office, with total ticket sales of $253.5 million.
As for the other films this weekend, “It’s Complicated” debuted to make $22.1 million, taking number four at the box office. “Up In The Air” earned another $11.8 million to place fifth, totaling $24.5 million over four weeks. Coming in sixth at the box office this weekend was “Blind Side”, with $11.73 million in sales during its sixth week, grossing $184.3 million.
Disney’s “Princess and the Frog” stayed in the top ten at seventh, making $8.6 million for its fifth weekend, earning a total $63.3 million. “Nine” didn’t fair as well as hoped, taking only the eighth spot during its second week at the box office, with $5.5 million in sales to total only $5.9 million. At ninth was “Did You Hear About The Morgans?” with $5 million, totaling just $15.5 million after two weeks. Rounding out the top ten was “Invictus” during its third weekend, making $4.3 million to total $23.3 million.
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