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Even with four new movies in wide release, it was Precious, a film that opened in just 18 theaters, that managed to have the most impressive weekend. Although the film did not break the top ten, it pulled a very impressive $1.9 million for a per theater average of over $104,000. That average stands as the 12th highest on record. As the film expands in the coming weeks, it'll be interesting to see how much of this strong momentum will be retained. Disney's A Christmas Carol opened in the #1 spot this weekend, although it wasn't quite the opening many had expected. The $200 million film opened with just $30.1 million, although it may have enough legs over the holiday season to pull a profit. The Men Who Stare at Goats and The Fourth Kind came it at #3 and #4 with $12.7 million and $12.3 million, respectively. At a disappointing #6 was Richard Kelly's new film The Box. The film received very mixed reviews and made only $7.6 million this past weekend.
November 6-8
1. A Christmas Carol
$30.1M / Total: $30.1M
2. Michael Jackson's This Is It
$13.2M / Total: $57.0M
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats
$12.7M / Total: $12.7M
4. The Fourth Kind
$12.2M / Total: $12.2M
5. Paranormal Activity
$8.2M / Total: 97.1M
6. The Box
$7.6M / Total: $7.6M
7. Couples Retreat
$6.1M / Total: $95.7M
8. Law Abiding Citizen
$6.0M / Total: $60.7M
9. Where the Wild Things Are
$4.2M / Total: $69.2M
10. Astro Boy
$2.6M / Total: $15.1M
1 comments:
I saw the Christmas Carol and with the knowledge of reading the book the movie was a blast! I read it...5 years ago and it was a ok book with great lessens. The film is just jaw droopingly good looking. wish I could have seen it in 3d, maybe i will. Fantastic film. My niece though thought it was blah, never read the book and just liked the look and the simple plot.
18 theaters with 1.9 million is surprisingly fantastic. Wish it was showing somewhere near here.
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