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 24-26 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) Little Fockers .................. $34.0 million 48.3 million
[---] 2 (+) True Grit ....................... $25.6 million 36.8 million
[***] 3 (1) Tron Legacy ..................... $20.1 million 88.3 million
[***] 4 (3) The Chronicles of Narnia: The ... $10.8 million 63.9 million
[***] 5 (2) Yogi Bear ........................ $8.8 million 36.8 million
6 (4) The Fighter ...................... $8.5 million 27.6 million
7 (+) Gulliver's Travels ............... $7.2 million 7.2 million
[---] 8 (7) Black Swan ....................... $6.6 million 29.0 million
[***] 9 (5) Tangled .......................... $5.7 million 143.8 million
[***] 10(6) The Tourist ...................... $5.7 million 41.2 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, True Grit marks the best opening ever for the Coen brothers (beating
the $19.1 million that Burn after Reading opened to in 2008), and it marks
the third-best opening for Jeff Bridges (after Iron Man, 2008, $98.6
million and Tron Legacy, 2010, $44 million) and the third-best opening for
Matt Damon of any film that does not have the words "Bourne" or "Ocean's"
in the title (the other two non-franchise pics being Saving Private Ryan,
1998, $30.6 million and The Departed, 2006, $26.9 million).
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=joelcoen.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=jeffbridges.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=mattdamon.htm
Also FWIW, Black Swan is already the top-grossing Darren Aronofsky movie
ever domestically, beating The Wrestler (2008, $26.2 million):
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=darrenaronofsky.htm
Also FWIW, Tangled has passed Chicken Little (2005, $135.4 million) to
become Disney's top-grossing non-Pixar cartoon since Lilo & Stitch (2002,
$145.8 million) -- and it will almost certainly pass that movie in the
next few days, which would make it Disney's top-grossing non-Pixar cartoon
since Tarzan (1999, $171.1 million). After that, the only non-Pixar
Disney cartoons that have done better are Aladdin (1992, $217.4 million
and The Lion King (1994, $328.5 million) -- and, if we count it, Beauty
and the Beast, which made $145.9 million during its initial release in
1991 but has since risen to $171.4 million thanks to re-releases. Either
way, Tangled will become one of Disney's five all-time top earners.
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm
Also FWIW, Gulliver's Travels marks the third-*lowest* opening for a Jack
Black film in wide release since High Fidelity made him a star ten years
ago; the other films are Envy (2004, $6.2 million) and Tenacious D in: The
Pick of Destiny (2006, $3.2 million). (High Fidelity was also a wide
release that opened lower, with a first-weekend take of $6.4 million.)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=jackblack.htm
Also FWIW, I think this may be the first time that there have *ever* been
five 3D movies in the top ten. I only checked back a year ago or so,
though, i.e. to the initial release of Avatar.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/little-fockers-tops-holiday-weekend-box-office-ap
NEW YORK - On a weekend when Hollywood competed with Christmas gatherings
and fierce snow storms in the Northeast and Southeast, "Little Fockers"
was no. 1 at the box office.
The third installment of the Ben Stiller, Robert De Niro series of in-law
comedy was to earn $34 million over the three-day weekend, and $48.3
million since opening on Wednesday, according to studio estimates Sunday.
That was less than the debut of the 2004 sequel, "Meet the Fockers," which
opened to $46.1 million, but more than the original, "Meet the Parents,"
which made $28.6 million in its opening weekend.
It was an over-all down weekend for Hollywood, which saw the blockbuster
"Gulliver's Travels" open Saturday to a weak two-day gross of $7.2
million, and last week's top film, the 3-D sci-fi sequel "Tron: Legacy,"
fall more than 54 percent to $20.1 million on the weekend, and a total of
$88.3 million.
The big success was the Coen Brothers' "True Grit," which was the No. 2
film of the weekend with a better-than-expected $25.6 million, and a
five-day gross of $36.8 million. The movie gave Joel and Ethan Coen their
best opening weekend ever. The filmmakers' previous top debut was "Burn
After Reading," which earned $19 million in its first weekend in 2008.
"Little Fockers," which adds kids to the mix, received overwhelmingly bad
reviews but still lured moviegoers.
"These characters are well-loved by audiences," said Eddie Egan, president
of marketing at Universal. "It's a very positive result and hopefully a
blueprint for success over the next few weeks when the larger moviegoing
pool is available."
It wasn't an ideal holiday moviegoing weekend with Christmas Eve falling
on a Friday (typically one of the biggest moviegoing nights of the week)
and large snow storms hitting much of the East Coast.
But even those factors aside, the mishmash of critical failures and
underperforming blockbusters made it a notably lackluster holiday for
Hollywood. It was 45 percent lower than the same weekend last year, when
"Avatar" was in its second week of release, along with the premiere of
hits like "Sherlock Holmes" and "It's Complicated."
"What a difference a year makes," said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office
analyst for Hollywood.com. "In terms of the big blockbusters, no way can
we live up to last year."
Though Dergarabedian noted timing and weather were worse this year, he
said: "Ultimately, it comes down to the product."
The most remarkable bright spot was the Coen brothers' authentic
adaptation of Charles Portis' 1968 novel and remake of the 1969 film
starring John Wayne.
"We've got an out-and-out success," said Don Harris, executive vice
president of distribution for Paramount.
Harris credited the early adopted strategy of treating "True Grit" as a
"straight commercial venture," accepting whatever critical acclaim as it
came. Though the film has received excellent reviews, it was surprisingly
snubbed by the Golden Globes.
"People want to be in business with the Coens because of the quality of
moviemaking," said Harris, granting that box-office isn't typically the
Coens' big appeal. "From the beginning, the plan was to make a movie that
could play in 3,000 theaters and play in Texas and play in Kansas City,
and places the Coen Brothers don't normally open well or open at all."
The success of "True Grit" meant that at 61, Jeff Bridges was an unlikely
box-office star, starring in the no. 2 and no. 3 ("Tron: Legacy) movies of
the weekend.
With blockbusters failing to dominate the marketplace, the smaller,
awards-contending films capitalized on their chance. In 2,511 theaters,
Paramount's boxing drama "The Fighter" added $8.8 million to its
three-week total of $27.6 million. In 1,466 theaters, Fox Searchlight's
psychological thriller "Black Swan" added $6.6 million to its four-week
total of $29 million. In seven theaters, Sofia Coppola's "Somewhere"
opened to a screen average of more than $20,000.
"This year's crop of specialized, Oscar caliber films has benefited from
the bad reviews of the blockbusters," says Dergarabedian. "They typically
say that reviews don't matter, but I think they do this time of year."
Expanding to 700 theaters in its fifth week, the Weinstein Company's "The
King's Speech" took in $4.6 million. The British royal drama has been an
awards darling, landing a leading seven Golden Globe nominations and four
Screen Actors Guild Awards nominations. It expands further in January.
"Without a doubt, it definitely pushes it to the next level," said David
Glasser, chief operating officer of the Weinstein Co., referring to the
awards attention. "The momentum building for `The King's Speech' is headed
in the right direction."
Hollywood's 2010 is sputtering to a close, capping the year with seven
"down" weekends (weekends below 2009 revenue) in a row. It may still
surpass last year's record $10.6 billion, but would do so through higher
ticket prices -- not higher attendance.
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 25 of 2010 (as of December 26, 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) $292.5 million
[***] 6 (6) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $272.8 million
[***] 7 (7) Despicable Me (PG) $250.8 million
[***] 8 (8) 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(16) Tangled (PG) $143.8 million
[***] 14(13) Megamind (PG) $142.7 million
[***] 15(14) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.6 million
[***] 16(15) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 17(17) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 18(18) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 19(19) Jackass 3D (R) $117.0 million
[***] 20(20) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 21(21) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 22(22) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 23(23) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
[***] 24(24) Due Date (R) $97.9 million
[***] 25(25) Sex and the City 2 (R) $95.3 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 25 of 2010 (as of December 26, 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 Harry Potter and the ... (PG-13) 272.8 + 558.4 = 831.2 million
[***] 4 Inception (PG-13) 292.5 + 532.9 = 825.4 million
[***] 5 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.4 + 501.4 = 739.8 million
[***] 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 392.9 = 693.5 million
[***] 7 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.1 + 309.6 = 621.8 million
[***] 8 Despicable Me (PG) 250.8 + 289.4 = 540.2 million
[***] 9 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 277.3 = 494.9 million
[***] 10 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 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 + 212.8 = 318.1 million
[***] 15 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 16 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 234.0 = 294.1 million
[***] 17 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 18 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 19 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[***] 20 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.0 = 271.0 million
[***] 21 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.1 = 261.5 million
[***] 22 Tangled (PG) 143.8 + 97.8 = 241.6 million
[***] 23 Megamind (PG) 142.7 + 87.4 = 230.1 million
[***] 24 Percy Jackson & The ... (PG) 88.8 + 137.7 = 226.4 million
[***] 25 The Sorcerer's Apprentice (PG) 63.2 + 152.1 = 215.3 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of December 26, 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 26, 2010)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2019.0 = 2779.6 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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