Avatar Tops Holiday Box Office

Avatar has topped the Christmas box office in a record-breaking weekend for cinemas in the US and Canada.

The estimated $278m (£174m) in weekend ticket sales broke the previous record of $253m (£158m) set in July 2008, the weekend The Dark Knight was released.

Sci-fi epic Avatar took $75m (£47m) in its second weekend, according to early studio estimates.

Sherlock Holmes, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and It’s Complicated all enjoyed strong debuts.

1. Avatar – $75m
2. Sherlock Holmes – $65.4m
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $50.2m
4. It’s Complicated – $22.1m
5. Up in the Air – $11.8m

Source: Hollywood.com

Posted on December 28, 2009 | Filed Under Movies

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