the top ten movies in north america
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/weekend/chart/
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) -- Following are ticket sales for the top 10 movies
at the North American box office for the December 3-5 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (2) Tangled ......................... $21.5 million 96.5 million
[***] 2 (1) Harry Potter and the ... ........ $16.7 million 244.2 million
[***] 3-(4) Burlesque ........................ $6.1 million 26.9 million
[***] 3-(5) Unstoppable ...................... $6.1 million 68.9 million
[***] 5 (6) Love and Other Drugs ............. $5.7 million 22.6 million
[***] 6 (3) Megamind ......................... $5.0 million 136.7 million
[***] 7 (8) Due Date ......................... $4.2 million 90.9 million
[***] 8 (7) Faster ........................... $3.8 million 18.1 million
9 (+) The Warrior's Way ................ $3.1 million 3.1 million
[***] 10(9) The Next Three Days .............. $2.7 million 18.4 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, I don't believe The Warrior's Way was released in Canada at all, so
it's at a *slight* disadvantage compared to the other films.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/hairy-vs-harry-tangled-wins-weekend-box-office-ap
LOS ANGELES - Hair has won out over Harry Potter at the weekend box
office.
Mandy Moore's animated musical "Tangled," a new take on long-haired
fairy-tale princess Rapunzel, sewed up the No. 1 spot with $21.5 million
in its second weekend, according to studio estimates Sunday. That raised
the Disney release's domestic total to $96.5 million.
"Tangled" had debuted in second-place over Thanksgiving behind "Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1," which had been at the top of the
box office the two previous weekends.
"Harry Potter" slipped to No. 2 this weekend with $16.7 million. The
next-to-last chapter in the Warner Bros. franchise about the teen wizard
lifted its domestic haul to $244.2 million.
Playing largely to family crowds, "Tangled" should hold on well through
the holidays, said Chuck Viane, head of distribution for Disney.
"It's not very often the second week of a movie that it ends up the No. 1
movie," Viane said. "This will be one of those leggy movies that just
keeps playing and playing."
Business was off sharply after a brisk Thanksgiving weekend, which is one
of the busiest periods of the year at movie theaters.
With just $88 million in overall receipts, this was Hollywood's
second-worst weekend of the year, behind the meager $81.8 million haul the
weekend after Labor Day, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
"It was a bad weekend," said Paul Dergarabedian, analyst for
Hollywood.com. "It just shows that people got a lot of their movie-going
out of the way over that five-day Thanksgiving weekend, and this weekend,
they went, `Ahh, we've seen it.'"
Overall revenues also were down from last year. The $88 million in revenue
was off 11.5 percent compared to the same weekend in 2009, when "The Blind
Side" led the box office with $20 million, according to Hollywood.com.
The weekend's only new wide release, Rogue Pictures' action tale "The
Warrior's Way," was a dud with just $3.1 million. Playing in 1,622
theaters, "The Warrior's Way" averaged a weak $1,881 a cinema, compared to
$5,967 in 3,603 cinemas for "Tangled."
Starring Kate Bosworth, "The Warrior's Way" is a martial-arts adventure
about an assassin hiding out in the Old West.
Natalie Portman's ballet drama "Black Swan" had a huge debut in limited
release, taking in $1.4 million in just 18 theaters, for a whopping
average of $77,459 a theater.
Released by Fox Searchlight, "Black Swan" stars Portman as a dancer who
begins to lose herself in delusion amid the pressures of preparing for the
lead in Swan Lake. The film gradually expands into nationwide release
through Christmas week.
Also in limited release, Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor's gay romance "I
Love You Phillip Morris" opened solidly with $113,200 in six theaters,
averaging $18,886.
Carrey stars as a scam artist who finds the love of his life (McGregor) in
state prison. The movie gradually expands into wide release through early
January.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/black-swan-bow-breaks-studio-record-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Hollywood Reporter) - The weekend went swimmingly for Fox
Searchlight's Natalie Portman stars in "Black Swan" and other
adult-targeting art films and prestige pictures.
An atmospheric suspense thriller about ballet dancers directed by Darren
Aronofsky ("The Wrestler"), "Swan" dove into 18 theaters in eight markets
and came up roses with $1.4 million for a Searchlight-record $77,459 per
venue.
One of the holiday season's key platform pictures, "Swan" is set for an
incremental expansion during the next few weeks and will reach at least 60
locations next weekend.
"We may increase that further, based on the weekend," Searchlight senior
vice-president Sheila DeLoach said. "But this isn't a sprint, it's a
marathon. So we don't want to just blow it out, but we may do a few more
theaters than we had planned next weekend."
Another well-reviewed prestige movie -- Roadside Attraction's "I Love You
Phillip Morris," starring Jim Carrey and Ewan McGregor -- wooed $113,200
from audiences in six opening venues. That represented $18,886 per
engagement for an encouraging launch to the dramedy's platform campaign.
Roadside spokesman Howard Cohen said executives were particularly pleased
with the big bow, as "Morris" boasted a relatively modest marketing
budget.
Calling Morris an "underdog" in opening opposite the higher-profile
"Swan," Cohen added, "We think we came through with shining colors."
In a curious coincidence, "Swan" and "Morris" both drew pre-release buzz
for their same-sex stars' locking lips in the pics. Portman and co-star
Mila Kunis do the honors in the former.
In a simultaneous debut in two theaters and video-on-demand, director
Andrew Jarecki's mystery thriller "All Good Things," starring Ryan Gosling
and Kirsten Dunst, collected $40,000, or a better-than-good $20,000 per
venue.
Elsewhere in the specialty market, the Weinstein Co. expanded period drama
"The King's Speech" by just two theaters for a total six and grossed
$325,874, or an enviable $54,312 per venue. "Speech" -- whose Colin Firth
and Geoffrey Rush have drawn broad kudos-season notices for their marquee
performances -- totes $808.874 million in cumulative box office through
two weekends.
Searchlight's mountain-climbing survival drama "127 Hours" added 154
locations for a total 433 and rang up $1.6 million. That represented an
acceptable $3,695 per site as its total reached $6.6 million.
(Editing by Bob Tourtellotte)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 25 of 2010 (as of December 5, 2010)
[***] 1 (1) Toy Story 3 (G) $415.0 million
[***] 2 (2) Alice in Wonderland (PG) $334.2 million
[***] 3 (3) Iron Man 2 (PG-13) $312.1 million
[***] 4 (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) $300.5 million
[***] 5 (5) Inception (PG-13) $292.3 million
[***] 6 (6) Despicable Me (PG) $250.0 million
[***] 7 (8) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $244.2 million
[***] 8 (7) Shrek Forever After (PG) $238.4 million
[***] 9 (9) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) $217.6 million
[***] 10(10) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 11(11) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 12(12) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 13(14) Megamind (PG) $136.7 million
[***] 14(13) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.6 million
[***] 15(15) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 16(16) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 17(17) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 18(18) Jackass 3D (R) $116.7 million
[***] 19(19) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 20(20) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 21(21) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 22(22) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
[***] 23(37) Tangled (PG) $96.5 million
[***] 24(23) Sex and the City 2 (R) $95.3 million
[***] 25(24) The Book of Eli (R) $94.8 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 25 of 2010 (as of December 5, 2010)
[***] 1 Toy Story 3 (G) 415.0 + 648.1 = 1063.1 million
[***] 2 Alice in Wonderland (PG) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 3 Inception (PG-13) 292.3 + 531.1 = 823.5 million
[***] 4 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.4 + 499.0 = 737.4 million
[***] 5 Harry Potter and the ... (PG-13) 244.2 + 469.1 = 713.3 million
[***] 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 392.4 = 692.9 million
[***] 7 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.1 + 309.6 = 621.8 million
[***] 8 Despicable Me (PG) 250.0 + 284.9 = 534.9 million
[***] 9 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 493.2 million
[***] 10 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 275.6 = 493.2 million
[***] 11 The Karate Kid (PG) 176.6 + 182.1 = 358.7 million
[***] 12 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 13 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.6 + 187.3 = 318.9 million
[***] 14 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 206.4 = 311.6 million
[***] 15 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 16 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 17 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 230.3 = 290.4 million
[***] 18 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 19 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.0 = 271.0 million
[***] 20 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 163.1 = 266.2 million
[***] 21 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 184.8 = 261.2 million
[***] 22 Percy Jackson & The ... (PG) 88.8 + 137.7 = 226.4 million
[***] 23 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (PG) 63.2 + 152.1 = 215.3 million
[***] 24 Valentine's Day (PG-13) 110.5 + 102.5 = 213.0 million
[***] 25 Eat Pray Love (PG-13) 80.6 + 121.1 = 201.7 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of December 5, 2010)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) $760.5 million
[*2*] 2 Titanic (1997) $600.8 million
[***] 3 The Dark Knight (2008) $533.3 million
[*7*] 4 Star Wars (1977) $461.0 million
[***] 5 Shrek 2 (2004) $441.2 million
[*4*] 6 E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) $435.1 million
[*3*] 7 Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) $431.1 million
[***] 8 Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest (2006) $423.3 million
[***] 9 Toy Story 3 (2010) $415.0 million
[*2*] 10 Spider-Man (2002) $403.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/world/
The Worldwide Top 10 of All Time (as of December 5, 2010)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2018.9 = 2779.4 million
[*2*] 2 Titanic (1997) 600.8 + 1242.4 = 1843.2 million
[*4*] 3 The Lord of the Rings: ... (2003) 377.0 + 742.1 = 1119.1 million
[***] 4 Pirates of the ... Chest (2006) 423.3 + 642.9 = 1066.2 million
[***] 5 Toy Story 3 (2010) 415.0 + 648.1 = 1063.1 million
[***] 6 Alice in Wonderland (2010) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 7 The Dark Knight (2008) 533.3 + 468.6 = 1001.9 million
[*2*] 8 Harry Potter and the ... (2001) 317.6 + 657.2 = 974.7 million
[***] 9 Pirates of the ... End (2007) 309.4 + 651.6 = 961.0 million
[***] 10 Harry Potter and the ... (2007) 292.0 + 646.2 = 938.2 million
--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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