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 January 7-9 weekend, according to
studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[---] 1 (2) True Grit ...................... $15.0 million 110.4 million
[***] 2 (1) Little Fockers ................. $13.8 million 124.0 million
[***] 3 (+) Season of the Witch ............ $10.7 million 10.7 million
[***] 4 (3) Tron Legacy ..................... $9.8 million 147.9 million
[---] 5 (9) Black Swan ...................... $8.4 million 61.5 million
6 (43) Country Strong .................. $7.3 million 7.4 million
[***] 7 (6) The Fighter ..................... $7.0 million 57.8 million
[***] 8-(10) The King's Speech ............... $6.8 million 33.3 million
[***] 8- (4) Yogi Bear ....................... $6.8 million 75.6 million
[***] 10 (7) Tangled ......................... $5.2 million 175.9 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, the last film to be #1 in its third week was Inception, back in July
-- but that film was #1 for all three of its first three weeks, whereas
True Grit was #2 for its first two weeks (behind Little Fockers).
Also FWIW, True Grit is now the second-highest-grossing "serious" Western
of all time, behind only Dances with Wolves (1990; $184.2 million). (It
is also slightly behind the sci-fi action comedy Wild Wild West, 1999,
$113.8 million, but it should pass that in the next few days anyway.)
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/genres/chart/?id=western.htm
Also FWIW, Black Swan is now the fourth-highest-grossing Natalie Portman
film that does *not* have the words "Star Wars" in the title:
2003 Cold Mountain $95.6 million
2006 V for Vendetta $70.5 million
1995 Heat $67.4 million
2010 Black Swan $61.5 million (so far)
1996 Mars Attacks! $37.7 million
It is also the fourth-highest-grossing film on Mila Kunis's resume ...
2010 Date Night $98.7 million
2010 The Book of Eli $94.8 million
2008 Forgetting Sarah Marshall $63.2 million
2010 Black Swan $61.5 million (so far)
2008 Max Payne $40.7 million
... and the fifth-highest-grossing film on Winona Ryder's resume:
2009 Star Trek $257.7 million
2002 Mr. Deeds $126.3 million
1992 Bram Stoker's Dracula $82.5 million
1988 Beetlejuice $73.7 million
2010 Black Swan $61.5 million (so far)
1990 Edward Scissorhands $56.4 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=natalieportman.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=milakunis.htm
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/people/chart/?view=Actor&id=winonaryder.htm
Also FWIW, Shrek Forever After recently became the fourth animated film to
gross over $500 million overseas:
2009 Ice Age: Dawn of the ... $690.1 million
2010 Toy Story 3 $648.2 million
2003 Finding Nemo $528.2 million
2010 Shrek Forever After $509.0 million
2004 Shrek 2 $478.6 million
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/true-grit-rides-tall-with-15m-and-no-1-finish-ap
LOS ANGELES - "True Grit" seized the reins at the weekend box office with
$15 million, taking the No. 1 spot and becoming the first Western to top
the $100 million mark since the 1990s, according to studio estimates
released Sunday.
The Paramount release starring Jeff Bridges and Matt Damon bumped off
Robert De Niro and Ben Stiller's comedy "Little Fockers," which was No. 1
for the previous two weekends. Released by Universal, "Little Fockers"
slipped to second with $13.8 million, raising its total to $124 million.
"True Grit," which was directed by Joel and Ethan Coen, lifted its total
to $110.4 million.
Among newcomers, Nicolas Cage's supernatural thriller "Season of the
Witch" opened at No. 3 with $10.7 million. Distributed by Relativity
Media, the movie stars Cage as a knight in the Middle Ages escorting a
suspected witch to her trial.
Gwyneth Paltrow's country-music drama "Country Strong" premiered at No. 6
with $7.3 million. The Sony Screen Gems release casts Paltrow as a boozy
singer trying to get her act straight after rehab.
"True Grit" is a new take on Charles Portis' novel, previously adapted in
a 1969 version that earned John Wayne an Academy Award. Bridges stars as
lawman Rooster Cogburn, hired by a 14-year-old girl to track down her
father's killer.
In Wayne's day, Westerns were a fixture in Hollywood, but the genre fell
out of favor over the last 40 years. There was a small surge of $100
million Western hits in the 1990s, including Oscar best-picture winners
"Dances With Wolves" and "Unforgiven."
The past decade brought the cowboy romance "Brokeback Mountain" and the
modestly successful Westerns "Open Range" and "3:10 to Yuma," but none
approached the earnings of "True Grit," which also is the first $100
million hit for the Coen brothers.
While "True Grit" rides high, Hollywood's overall revenues continued a
slide that persisted through the fall and holiday season. Ticket sales
this weekend totaled $112 million, down 30 percent compared to the same
period last year, when the sci-fi sensation "Avatar" led with $50.3
million.
The post-holiday period typically is a quiet time at movie theaters, but
"Avatar" did blockbuster business last January, backed by such hits as
"Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel."
"This time a year ago, that little film called `Avatar' was just pumping
up the box office in a huge way and a totally unexpected way for January,"
said Paul Dergarabedian, box-office analyst for Hollywood.com.
Even the No. 4 movie from the same weekend last year, the vampire tale
"Daybreakers," did $15.1 million, more than this weekend's No. 1 film.
Hollywood may get a box-office jolt this coming weekend with Seth Rogen
and Cameron Diaz's action tale "The Green Hornet" and Vince Vaughn and
Kevin James' comedy "The Dilemma."
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 30 of 2010 (as of January 9, 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) $312.4 million
[***] 4 (4) The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) $300.5 million
[***] 5 (5) Inception (PG-13) $292.6 million
[***] 6 (6) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $287.7 million
[***] 7 (7) Despicable Me (PG) $251.4 million
[***] 8 (8) Shrek Forever After (PG) $238.7 million
[***] 9 (9) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) $217.6 million
[***] 10(10) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 11(11) Tangled (PG) $175.9 million
[***] 12(12) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 13(13) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 14(16) Tron Legacy (PG) $147.9 million
[***] 15(14) Megamind (PG) $144.7 million
[***] 16(15) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.8 million
[***] 17(17) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 18(23) Little Fockers (PG-13) $124.0 million
[***] 19(18) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 20(19) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 21(20) Jackass 3D (R) $117.2 million
[***] 22(21) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[---] 23(35) True Grit (PG-13) $110.4 million
[***] 24(22) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 25(24) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[***] 26(25) Due Date (R) $99.4 million
[***] 27(26) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
[***] 28(27) Sex and the City 2 (R) $95.3 million
[***] 29(28) The Book of Eli (R) $94.8 million
[***] 30(34) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage ... (PG) $94.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 25 of 2010 (as of January 9, 2011)
[***] 1 Toy Story 3 (G) 415.0 + 648.2 = 1063.2 million
[***] 2 Alice in Wonderland (PG) 334.2 + 690.1 = 1024.3 million
[***] 3 Harry Potter and the ... (PG-13) 287.7 + 617.8 = 905.5 million
[***] 4 Inception (PG-13) 292.6 + 531.0 = 823.6 million
[***] 5 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.7 + 509.0 = 747.7 million
[***] 6 The Twilight Saga: Eclipse (PG-13) 300.5 + 393.0 = 693.6 million
[***] 7 Iron Man 2 (PG-13) 312.4 + 309.6 = 622.1 million
[***] 8 Despicable Me (PG) 251.4 + 290.3 = 541.7 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 + 182.5 = 359.1 million
[***] 12 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 13 Tangled (PG) 175.9 + 146.5 = 322.4 million
[***] 14 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 215.6 = 320.9 million
[***] 15 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.8 + 187.4 = 319.1 million
[***] 16 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 94.7 + 213.3 = 308.0 million
[***] 17 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 236.1 = 296.2 million
[***] 18 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 19 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 20 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 21 Megamind (PG) 144.7 + 134.8 = 279.4 million
[***] 22 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[***] 23 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.4 = 271.4 million
[***] 24 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.3 = 261.7 million
[***] 25 Tron Legacy (PG) 147.9 + 110.0 = 257.9 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of January 9, 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 9, 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 + 648.2 = 1063.2 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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