Avatar Makes A Billion,Holmes Drops 38.5%, Chipmunks A Hit, Complications Continue, Princess Increases, Up In The Air A Smash

Avatar made the biggest 3rd weekend ever, landing 68.3 million dropping a mere 10%. The film has made 352.1 million here, but has reached over 1 billion worldwide. The film has surpassed the juggernaut that was The Dark Knight worldwide and overseas. It'll soon surpass Pirates of The Caribbean 2 and beat The Return of The King. Avatar could even beat Titanic.

To add on to this, the film had the biggest 3rd weekend ever and is the biggest Non-Sequel since Steven Spielberg's E.T. Avatar is the 1st film in 12 years to outdo Titanic and become the biggest film of all-time.

Sherlock Holmes made 38.3 million and has reached 140.6 million thus far. The film could wind up with 225 million and become the next big franchise for Warner Bros.

Alvin and The Chipmunks 2 went down 25% with 36.6 million. It will make around 240 million, beating it's predecessor and guranteeing a third film.

It's Complicated did amazing, dropping the least out of all of last weekends new releases, dropping 15%. The film made 18.7 million and has made 59 million. Meryl Streep seems to have, like Sandra Bullock, hit her stride late in ehr life.

Speaking of Sandra Bullock, her film The Blind Side made 12.6 million this weekend. It's total now stands at 2009 million and could reach 250 million by the end of it's run.



Up in The Air made 11.3 million this weekend. The Best Picture possible film has made 45 million, handily doing it's 25 million budget back.

The Princess and The Frog increased this weekend by 10%. The masterpiece has made 86 million and will have a total similar to Bolt, Disney's 2008 CGI flick.

The Top 12 overall made 214.1 million estimated and up 62% from last year. This could bode well for 2010 overall.

Avatar Box Office Part VI: New Year, New Gross

Avatar continues it's plunge towards Titanic's gross, as it made 25.2 million on Friday. It was the 9th biggest Non-Opening Friday ever. The other 8 films were in their 2nd or 3rd days. Avatar is in it's 15th! This makes it the oldest film in the 39 films Box Office Mojo has tracked on Biggest Non-Opening Fridays. It's also the 3rd Fastest film to make 300 million. This film may never stop making money at this rate. And it's Oscar Nom's haven't even come in yet!

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Avatar Drops Miraculously, Holmes With Bells On, Chipmunks a Powerhouse, Complications? Nah, The Blind Side Continues, Nine Zero, Up In The Air Flies

Avatar led the biggest weekend of all-time, making 75 million. It only dropped 3.6% and could become the biggest second weekend of all-time when all the money is counted tomorrow. Avatar has also become the biggest IMAX film ever and could surpass Transformers 2 by the end of the year.

Sherlock Holmes had the second biggest debut at the 2nd spot this weekend making 65 million. The film will likely make 230 million and become a new franchise for Warner Bros.

Up in The air made 11.7 million and made 11,000 per theatre. The film has made 24.5 million and could become a huge OScar contender soon.

The Chipmunks Sequel became the first film at number 3 to make 50 million. This sequel could be a rare film to surpass it's predeccesor at the box office.

Nine was a bomb, making only 5 million. Unlike Invictus, reception has been tepid so Oscar noms are unlikely.

The Blind Side went up 17% and will make 210 million total. Sandra Bullock's year continues fabuosly.



The Princess and The Frog has made 63.3 million and dropped 28.4% this weekend. A 100million gross may not happen after all.

The weekend was overall stupendous, shattering records and capping of the greatest year in film history.

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Alvin And The 19 Million Dollars Opening Day

Good god. ALavin and The Chipmunks 2 just opened to 19 million. to boot, it beat Avatar which made another stellar 16 million.

My lord. I'll try to watch the film soon. BEcause if this many people saw it it's either so good you ahve to see it or so bad you have to see it. Etiher way, I'm screwed.

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Avatar Reigns Supreme...Princess Is Sliced in Half...BLind Side Beats Proposal...Up In The Air Up...No One Heard About The Morgans

Avaatr was the champion of the weeken, making 73 million. Thanks to it opening all around the world this weekend, it had now a gross of 232 million worldwide. The giant take will likely mean a 900 million total worldiwde and over 300 million here.

Avatar has garnered an A+ from moviegoers on average and the word could spread on the new masterpiece. Expect a ton more money to go towards the epic by the time Winter is over.

The Princess and The Forg dropped 49.8%. It has now made 44.7 million and will liekly make a total of 100 million, perhaps proving 2D could be dead after all.

The only other new release, Did You Hear About The Morgans flopped, only making 7 million. That film may make only 20 million when all the hoidays are over.

The Blind Side dropped a mere 33%. It's total now stands at 164.7 million, beating The Proposal to become Sandra Bullock's biggest film ever (co-incidentally, Entertainment Weekly has dubbed her entertainer of 2009). The BLind Side may make 200million by the end of it's run.



Up In the Air increased it's theatre count to 175 and made 3 million. Epxect it to be huge next weekend when it enters 1800 theatres.

A Christmas Carol dropped 50% to 130 million. A nice total of 150 million should come soon.

Invictus had made 15.8 million now. Some Oscar buzz and increasing theatres next weekend should bring it to another hit for clint Eastwood.

The weekend made overall 125 million, up from 2008, but down from 2007.

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