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 31-January 2 weekend,
according to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued
Monday.
[***] 1 (1) Little Fockers ................. $26.3 million 103.2 million
[---] 2 (2) True Grit ...................... $24.5 million 86.8 million
[***] 3 (3) Tron Legacy .................... $18.3 million 130.9 million
[***] 4 (5) Yogi Bear ...................... $13.0 million 66.1 million
[***] 5 (4) The Chronicles of Narnia: ... .. $10.5 million 87.1 million
[***] 6- (7) Tangled ........................ $10.0 million 168.0 million
6- (6) The Fighter .................... $10.0 million 46.4 million
[***] 8 (8) Gulliver's Travels .............. $9.1 million 27.2 million
[---] 9 (9) Black Swan ...................... $8.5 million 47.4 million
[***] 10(11) The King's Speech ............... $7.6 million 22.8 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, True Grit is now the top-grossing film the Coen brothers have ever
made, at least domestically (beating the $74.3 million earned by No
Country for Old Men in 2007).
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=joelcoen.htm
Also FWIW, Little Fockers is now the top-grossing film directed by Paul
Weitz, at least domestically (beating the $102.6 million earned by
American Pie, which he co-directed with his brother Chris, in 1999).
http://boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Director&id=paulweitz.htm
Also FWIW, Tangled is now just a couple days away from passing Tarzan
(1999, $171.1 million) and Beauty and the Beast (1991, $171.4 million) to
become Disney's third-highest-grossing non-Pixar cartoon ever, after
Aladdin (1992, $217.4 million) and The Lion King (1994, $328.5 million).
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=animation.htm
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/fockers-finishes-first-with-263m-weekend-ap
LOS ANGELES - Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller's "Little Fockers" remained
the top draw at the weekend box office with $26.3 million, according to
studio estimates Sunday.
It was closely followed by Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon's Western "True
Grit," which was No. 2 for the second-straight weekend with $24.5 million.
"Little Fockers," released by Universal, raised its domestic haul to
$103.2 million. Paramount's "True Grit" lifted its total to $86.8 million,
becoming the top-grossing film ever from directors Joel and Ethan Coen,
whose previous best was $74.3 million for "No Country for Old Men."
With no new wide releases out over New Year's weekend, the Hollywood
top-10 lined up largely the same as it did over the Christmas holiday.
Bridges also had the No. 3 film with Disney's sci-fi sequel "Tron: Legacy"
at $18.3 million, while Dan Aykroyd's family flick "Yogi Bear," from
Warner Bros., was fourth with $13 million.
After a sluggish fall and holiday season, Hollywood is off to a slow start
in 2011. Overall revenues came in at $158 million, down 28 percent from
New Year's weekend a year ago, according to box-office tracker
Hollywood.com.
The holiday season in 2009 was unusually strong, largely because of James
Cameron's "Avatar," which was on its way to becoming the biggest modern
blockbuster with $2.8 billion worldwide.
A year ago, "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The
Squeakquel" also held up well over New Year's weekend.
"What made the difference last year was just that incredible combination
of films," said Paul Dergarabedian, Hollywood.com box-office analyst.
"That said, I think 2011 is going to be a huge year. If you look at the
titles, I think we're going to get our box-office strength back."
The final "Harry Potter" film is among Hollywood's offerings this year,
along with the latest in the "Pirates of the Caribbean," "Transformers,"
"Twilight," "Cars," "Kung Fu Panda," "X-Men" and "The Hangover"
franchises.
"Little Fockers" has done good business despite bad reviews for the third
installment in De Niro and Stiller's "Meet the Parents" franchise.
"I'm sorry the business isn't better for the industry overall, but having
said that, it doesn't make a difference for us. We were the No. 1 film for
the holidays," said Nikki Rocco, head of distribution for Universal.
"Considering it's the third time around, not so bad."
"True Grit" is a rare hit Western -- once a Hollywood staple but a genre
that has all but vanished. Industry insiders had been skeptical about the
film's prospects, especially since the 1969 version of "True Grit" was one
of John Wayne's best-known roles from late in his career, earning him the
best-actor Academy Award.
But the Coens never considered their version a remake. They did a faithful
adaptation of Charles Portis' novel, the source for both movies, and the
Coens' version has earned terrific reviews.
"They acted like there'd never been another movie made, that this was the
first. You've got to give them credit. It's a stunning achievement," said
Don Harris, executive vice president of distribution at Paramount.
While this season's top hits failed to measure up to "Avatar" and other
2009 holiday blockbusters, smaller Oscar contenders continued to score in
the top-10.
Paramount's boxing drama "The Fighter," with Mark Wahlberg and Christian
Bale, was No. 7 with $10 million, raising its total to $46.4 million; Fox
Searchlight's psychosexual thriller "Black Swan," starring Natalie
Portman, came in at No. 9 with $8.5 million, raising its haul to $47.4
million; and the Weinstein Co. historical drama "The King's Speech," with
Colin Firth, was No. 10 with $7.7 million, pushing its sum to $22.8
million.
Other awards contenders debuted well in limited release. The Weinstein Co.
marital drama "Blue Valentine," starring Michelle Williams and Ryan
Gosling, took in $180,066 in four theaters.
Sony Pictures Classics' British drama "Another Year," from director Mike
Leigh and featuring Jim Broadbent, took in $120,390 in six theaters.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/little-fockers-leads-depressed-new-year-box-office-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The commercially underwhelming comedy "Little
Fockers" narrowly retained its lead at the North American box office
during the holiday weekend, as Hollywood's prolonged slump spilled over
into the new year.
According to studio estimates issued on Sunday, "Little Fockers" earned
$26.3 million during the three days beginning December 31, followed by
"True Grit" with $24.5 million, and "Tron: Legacy" with $18.3 million. The
movies, all either sequels or remakes, were unchanged in rank from last
weekend.
"Little Fockers," the third entry in the dueling in-laws franchise
starring Ben Stiller and Robert De Niro, has earned $103.2 million after
12 days. Its predecessor, "Meet the Fockers," released exactly six years
earlier, had pulled in almost $163 million after the same period.
The Jeff Bridges Western remake "True Grit," one of the few hits of the
holiday season, has earned $86.8 million also after 12 days. But with a
$38 million budget, the Coen brothers' drama cost about one-third of
"Little Fockers," and is expected to hold up well as awards season plays
out.
Overall sales fell for the eighth consecutive weekend compared with the
year-ago period, when business was driven by such hits as "Avatar" and
"The Blind Side."
The weak performance brought the curtain down on a disappointing year for
Hollywood, when higher prices for 3D movies failed to offset a decline in
attendance.
The number of movie tickets sold in 2010 slid about 5.4 percent from 2009,
according to box office analysts at Hollywood.com. It marked the biggest
percentage drop since 2005 when attendance tumbled 8.1 percent.
Overall ticket sales were flat at about $10.6 billion, marking the first
time since 2008 that sales failed to improve upon the previous year,
Hollywood.com said. The flat picture came as the studios charged
moviegoers an extra few dollars each for the privilege of seeing films
ranging from the hit "Alice in Wonderland" to the bomb "Piranha" in 3D.
Fans and critics increasingly carped that the picture quality for some 3D
movies did not justify the premium pricing, while parents faced an even
steeper tab for a family excursion. All three of the 3D movies in the
weekend top 10, "Tron: Legacy," "Yogi Bear" and the Rapunzel cartoon
"Tangled" were aimed at families, although only "Tangled" is a big hit
with sales to date of $168 million.
"Tron: Legacy," a sci-fi reboot also starring Bridges, has earned $130.9
million after three weekends, but the film cost about $170 million to make
and has failed to cross break out far beyond its niche of young men.
"Yogi Bear" rose one place to No. 4 with $13 million in its third weekend.
The $80 million animated picture has earned just $66 million to date.
Slipping one place to No. 5 was another family-oriented underperformer,
"The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage of the Dawn Treader," with $10.5
million its fourth weekend. The third entry in the "Narnia" fantasy
franchise has earned $87 million after four weekends. But the $140 million
film is doing much better overseas.
"Little Fockers" was released in North America by Universal Pictures, a
unit of General Electric Co's NBC Universal. Paramount Pictures, a unit of
Viacom Inc, released the film internationally. Paramount also released
"True Grit" in North America. "Tron: Legacy" and "Tangled" were released
by Walt Disney Pictures, a unit of Walt Disney Co. "Yogi Bear" was
released by Warner Bros Pictures, a unit of Time Warner Inc. "The Voyage
of the Dawn Treader" was released by 20th Century Fox, a unit of News
Corp.
(Reporting by Dean Goodman; Editing by Doina Chiacu)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 25 of 2010 (as of January 2, 2011)
[***] 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) $283.2 million
[***] 7 (7) Despicable Me (PG) $251.2 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(13) Tangled (PG) $168.0 million
[***] 12(11) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 13(12) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 14(14) Megamind (PG) $144.1 million
[***] 15(15) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.6 million
[***] 16(32) Tron Legacy (PG) $130.9 million
[***] 17(16) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 18(17) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 19(18) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 20(19) Jackass 3D (R) $117.1 million
[***] 21(20) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 22(21) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 23(63) Little Fockers (PG-13) $103.2 million
[***] 24(22) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 25(23) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 25 of 2010 (as of January 2, 2011)
[***] 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) 283.2 + 587.0 = 870.2 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) 251.2 + 275.4 = 526.6 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 Tangled (PG) 168.0 + 118.0 = 286.0 million
[***] 20 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[***] 21 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 87.1 + 186.0 = 273.2 million
[***] 22 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.0 = 271.0 million
[***] 23 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.1 = 261.5 million
[***] 24 Megamind (PG) 144.1 + 109.0 = 253.1 million
[***] 25 Percy Jackson & The ... (PG) 88.8 + 137.7 = 226.4 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of January 2, 2011)
[*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 January 2, 2011)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2020.6 = 2781.1 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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