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 February 18-20 weekend, according
to studio estimates issued Sunday. Final data will be issued Monday.
[***] 1 (+) Unknown ......................... $21.8 million 21.8 million
[***] 2 (+) I Am Number Four ................ $19.5 million 19.5 million
3 (3) Gnomeo and Juliet ............... $19.4 million 50.4 million
[***] 4 (1) Just Go with It ................. $18.2 million 60.8 million
5 (+) Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son $17.0 million 17.0 million
6 (2) Justin Bieber: Never Say Never .. $13.6 million 48.5 million
[***] 7 (6) The King's Speech ................ $6.6 million 103.3 million
[***] 8 (5) The Roommate ..................... $4.1 million 32.7 million
[***] 9 (4) The Eagle ........................ $3.6 million 15.0 million
[***] 10(7) No Strings Attached .............. $3.1 million 66.0 million
NOTE: Last weekend's position in parenthesis. + indicates a new release.
Figures are rounded.
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FWIW, The King's Speech and Black Swan both crossed the $100 million line
this week, which means there were 29 $100 million grossers in the past
year, which means 2010 is tied with 2008 and 2003 for second-most $100
million grossers ever. (The record is 32, set by 2009.) Incidentally,
2010 is tied with 2007 for the most $300 million movies in one year.
2010 2009 2008 2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997
$100 29 32 29 28 19 19 24 29 24 20 22 21 18 16
$200 9 10 6 11 6 8 6 6 7 6 3 4 2 3
$300 4 3 3 4 1 1 3 3 3 2 1 1
$400 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1
$500 1 1 1
$600 1 1
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.ap.org/neesons-unknown-wins-weekend-with-218m-debut-ap
LOS ANGELES - Liam Neeson has proven himself a known quantity again at the
box office.
Neeson's thriller, "Unknown," debuted as the No. 1 movie with $21.8
million, following in the footsteps of his 2009 action hit "Taken,"
according to studio estimates Sunday.
Another action tale, "I Am Number Four," opened at No. 2 with $19.5
million.
A Warner Bros. release, "Unknown" stars Neeson as a botanist who awakens
from a coma to find his wife claims she does not know him and that another
man has taken his identity.
DreamWorks' "I Am Number Four" stars Alex Pettyfer as a teenage alien
refugee on Earth who develops superpowers to battle the evil invaders that
destroyed his planet. It was the first DreamWorks movie released under the
company's distribution deal with Disney.
While "I Am Number Four" held youth appeal, "Unknown" was a rare No. 1
film that did most of its business among older crowds. According to
Warner, 54 percent of the movie's audience was 50 and over and 89 percent
was 25 and over.
The 58-year-old Neeson has had action roles before but found unexpected
success as an all-out action hero with "Taken," a $100 million hit.
"He's the new man. He's stepped up to the plate. Put him in the right role
and he's every man's action star," said Dan Fellman, head of distribution
at Warner.
Two movies that opened the previous weekend held the next two spots in the
top 10.
Disney's animated comedy, "Gnomeo & Juliet," was No. 3 with $19.4 million,
finishing so closely to "I Am Number Four" that the two movies could
change rankings when studios release final numbers Tuesday, after the long
President's Day weekend. "Gnomeo & Juliet" raised its total to $50.4
million.
Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston's romance "Just Go With It," which had
been No. 1 the previous weekend, fell to fourth place with $18.2 million.
The Sony release lifted its total to $60.8 million.
The weekend's other new wide release, Martin Lawrence's comedy, "Big
Mommas: Like Father, Like Son," was No. 5 with $17 million. The 20th
Century Fox sequel has Lawrence reprising his role as a federal agent who
goes undercover as a hefty woman to crack a case.
Hollywood finally broke a long downturn in business during which revenues
were off 14 straight weekends compared to last year's.
This weekend, receipts totaled $144 million, up 7.7 percent compared to
the same period last year, according to box-office tracker Hollywood.com.
But compared to President's Day weekend in 2010, which fell a week
earlier, revenues this time were down 30 percent.
"This was certainly not a record President's Day weekend by any stretch,
but it was a good weekend," said Hollywood.com analyst Paul Dergarabedian.
"It was solid but not spectacular, but at least it broke the down streak."
Two top contenders at next Sunday's Academy Awards hit the $100 million
mark.
The Weinstein Co. drama "The King's Speech," the best-picture
front-runner, pulled in $6.6 million to lift its total to $103.3 million.
Fox Searchlight's psychosexual thriller, "Black Swan," took in $1.3
million and raised its haul to $101.5 million.
Colin Firth of "The King's Speech" and Natalie Portman of "Black Swan" are
considered the favorites for the lead-acting Oscar awards.
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http://movies.yahoo.com/news/movies.reuters.com/movie-audiences-discover-unknown-box-offices-reuters
LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Thriller "Unknown" topped box office charts over a
long U.S. holiday weekend that saw several movies bunched near $20
million, including adventure "I Am Number Four," according to studio
estimates on Sunday.
"Unknown," starring Liam Neeson as a man who must reclaim his identity
after finding it stolen when he awakens from a coma, earned $21.8 million
for its distributor Warner Bros. to claim the No. 1 spot at U.S. and
Canadian box offices.
Also in its first weekend in theaters, science fiction action flick "I Am
Number Four" landed at No. 2 with $19.5 million in a near tie with
animated family film "Gnomeo and Juliet," which earned $19.4 million for a
scant drop of only 23 percent from last weekend.
Both those films were released by Disney studios.
Ticket sales estimates could change as the U.S. is in the middle of a long
holiday weekend for Monday's Presidents Day holiday. Warner Bros. is a
unit of Time Warner Inc. and Disney is part of The Walt Disney Co.
(Editing by Todd Eastham)
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2011&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 10 of 2011 (as of February 20, 2011)
[***] 1 (1) The Green Hornet (PG-13) $95.1 million
[***] 2 (2) No Strings Attached (R) $66.0 million
[***] 3 (4) Just Go with It (PG-13) $60.8 million
4 (9) Gnomeo and Juliet (G) $50.4 million
5 (5) Justin Bieber: Never Say Never (G) $48.5 million
[***] 6 (3) The Dilemma (PG-13) $48.2 million
[***] 7 (7) The Roommate (PG-13) $32.7 million
[***] 8 (6) The Rite (PG-13) $31.4 million
[***] 9 (8) The Mechanic (R) $27.9 million
[***] 10(10) Season of the Witch (PG-13) $24.5 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?yr=2010&p=.htm
The Domestic Top 30 of 2010 (as of February 20, 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) Harry Potter and the Deathly ... (PG-13) $293.5 million
[***] 6 (6) Inception (PG-13) $292.6 million
[***] 7 (7) Despicable Me (PG) $251.5 million
[***] 8 (8) Shrek Forever After (PG) $238.7 million
[***] 9 (9) How to Train Your Dragon (PG) $217.6 million
[***] 10(10) Tangled (PG) $194.1 million
[***] 11(11) The Karate Kid (PG) $176.6 million
[***] 12(12) Tron Legacy (PG) $170.4 million
[---] 13(15) True Grit (PG-13) $164.1 million
[***] 14(13) Clash of the Titans (PG-13) $163.2 million
[***] 15(14) Grown Ups (PG-13) $162.0 million
[***] 16(16) Megamind (PG) $148.2 million
[***] 17(17) Little Fockers (PG-13) $147.6 million
[***] 18(18) The Last Airbender (PG) $131.8 million
[***] 19(19) Shutter Island (R) $128.0 million
[***] 20(20) The Other Guys (PG-13) $119.2 million
[***] 21(21) Salt (PG-13) $118.3 million
[***] 22(22) Jackass 3D (R) $117.2 million
[***] 23(23) Valentine's Day (PG-13) $110.5 million
[***] 24(24) Robin Hood (PG-13) $105.3 million
[***] 25(34) The King's Speech (R) $103.3 million
[***] 26(26) The Chronicles of Narnia: The Voyage ... (PG) $103.1 million
[***] 27(25) The Expendables (R) $103.1 million
[---] 28(28) Black Swan (R) $101.5 million
[***] 29(27) Due Date (R) $100.5 million
[***] 30(29) Date Night (PG-13) $98.7 million
http://www.boxofficemojo.com/yearly/chart/?view2=worldwide&yr=2010&p=.htm
The Worldwide Top 30 of 2010 (as of February 20, 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) 293.5 + 654.8 = 948.3 million
[***] 4 Inception (PG-13) 292.6 + 531.0 = 823.6 million
[***] 5 Shrek Forever After (PG) 238.7 + 511.2 = 750.0 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) 251.5 + 276.3 = 527.8 million
[***] 9 Tangled (PG) 194.1 + 310.1 = 504.2 million
[***] 10 How to Train Your Dragon (PG) 217.6 + 277.3 = 494.9 million
[***] 11 Clash of the Titans (PG-13) 163.2 + 330.0 = 493.2 million
[***] 12 Tron Legacy (PG) 170.4 + 213.5 = 383.9 million
[***] 13 The Chronicles of Narnia: ... (PG) 103.1 + 273.6 = 376.7 million
[***] 14 The Karate Kid (PG) 176.6 + 182.5 = 359.1 million
[***] 15 Prince of Persia: The ... (PG-13) 90.8 + 244.4 = 335.2 million
[***] 16 Robin Hood (PG-13) 105.3 + 216.4 = 321.7 million
[***] 17 The Last Airbender (PG) 131.8 + 187.4 = 319.1 million
[***] 18 Megamind (PG) 148.2 + 169.9 = 318.1 million
[***] 19 Little Fockers (PG-13) 147.6 + 157.2 = 304.8 million
[***] 20 Resident Evil: Afterlife (R) 60.1 + 236.1 = 296.2 million
[***] 21 Shutter Island (R) 128.0 + 166.8 = 294.8 million
[***] 22 Salt (PG-13) 118.3 + 175.2 = 293.5 million
[***] 23 Sex and the City 2 (R) 95.3 + 193.0 = 288.3 million
[***] 24 The Expendables (R) 103.1 + 171.4 = 274.5 million
[***] 25 Grown Ups (PG-13) 162.0 + 109.4 = 271.4 million
[***] 26 Knight and Day (PG-13) 76.4 + 185.5 = 261.9 million
[***] 27 The Tourist (PG-13) 67.0 + 164.5 = 231.5 million
[***] 28 Percy Jackson & the ... (PG) 88.8 + 137.7 = 226.5 million
[***] 29 The Social Network (PG-13) 96.7 + 124.2 = 220.8 million
[***] 30 Valentine's Day (PG-13) 110.5 + 106.0 = 216.5 million
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http://www.boxofficemojo.com/alltime/domestic/
The Domestic Top 10 of All Time (as of February 20, 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 February 20, 2011)
[*2*] 1 Avatar (2009) 760.5 + 2021.7 = 2782.2 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 ... (2010) 293.5 + 654.8 = 948.3 million
--- Peter T. Chattaway ------------- http://filmchatblog.blogspot.com/ ---
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