Per THR:The sci-fi film “Avatar” led the way for a pack of films to set Hollywood’s biggest box-office weekend of all time.
With a U.S. box-office total over the last three days of $278 million, this weekend’s films beat the old record of $260.8 million from July of 2008, according to estimates from Hollywood.com. Final numbers will be released later in the week.
Warner Bros.’ “ Sherlock Holmes” couldn’t crack the case of the crowded Christmas boxoffice, outfoxed by Fox-distributed “ Avatar” in its second weekend and the scifi actioner’s remarkable marketplace hold.As this posts (scheduled 5PM PST), I'll be at a screening of Avatar with the fam, doing my bit to help Hwood break the 3-day weekend record.
James Cameron’s motion capture-and-live action epic used positive word of mouth and premium ticket charges in 3D venues to concoct a nearly imperceptible 2% decline from week-earlier grosses, topping domestic rankings with an estimated $75 million for a 10-day cume of $212.3 million.
“Sherlock” started strongly Friday with an opening-day record of $24.8 million in Christmas green stuff, but the Robert Downey Jr. starrer lost a bit of its boxoffice shine on each of the subsequent two days for a still-impressive $65.4 million bow.
Fox’s animated feature “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakuel” debuted in third with $50.2 million and a $77.1 cume since unspooling Wednesday. Universal’s romantic comedy “It’s Complicated” – starring Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin – debuted in fourth with a stronger-than-expected $22.1 million.
Paramount’s platforming George Clooney starrer “Up in the Air” finished fifth with $11.8 million from just 1,895 theaters, lifting cume to $24.5 million.
How about you? What movies did you see this weekend?
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4 comments:
"Sherlock Holmes" and "Nine."
So yeah, baby, I contributed!
- E.C. Henry from Bonney Lake, WA
Same double feature as E.C.
But, ummm, I only contributed once.
Oh don't give me that look, like YOU'VE never theater hopped!!
Jeff, I used to double dip -- when I was 10 years old! C'mon dude, don't be cheating lil' Jimmy ticket stub keeper. Jobs are tight these days.
NOTHING like going to the movies. LOVE IT. And now what's cool is Hollywood is putting out offerings I actually want to see. Why'd they wait so long?
"Avatar", "Sherlock Holmes", "Nine" and "It's Complicated".
With the rom-com being the best all around flick.
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