Weekend Wrap-Up
Avatar Now A Six Weekend Wonder at the Box Office
By John Hamann
January 24, 2010
The sequel to Alvin and the Chipmunks arrives in eighth this weekend, after finishing fourth last weekend. Alvin and company brought in another $6.5 million this weekend, its fifth, and dips a large x44% from last weekend's kid friendly weekend. The $75 million film crossed the $200 million mark this weekend, and now has a total of $204.2 million. It's earned a similar amount overseas.
It's Complicated is ninth this weekend as the Meryl Streep comedy begins to slip. Complicated earned $6.2 million this weekend, and drops an excellent 24% in its fifth frame. The Universal film cost the studio $85 million to make and has now earned $98.6 million.
Tenth place just barely goes to Jackie Chan and The Spy Next Door, which slides a tough 51% on its way to a $4.8 million weekend. This kid flick will be a forgotten memory before long, as its current $18.7 million total will indicate. Clearly, no one is looking for dumb movies with action stars embarrassing themselves for children.
Despite finishing in 11th spot, The Blind Side has another solid hold in its tenth amazing weekend. The Sandra Bullock award winner earned another $4.5 million and dropped a very small 19%. Alcon Entertainment's $29 million sports drama has now earned a fantastic $234 million.
Overall this weekend, the box office is still facing off against last year's weird little dominator, Paul Blart: Mall Cop. Last year, Paul Blart held at number one for the second consecutive weekend, taking down Underworld: Rise of the Lycan's debut. The top 12 last year took in $129.5 million, which puts it just behind this year's top 12 tally of $134.9 million. Next weekend, Mel Gibson will try and push Avatar off its perch with Edge of Darkness, and the romantic comedy When in Rome also opens. Mel Gibson hasn't opened a film since 2002's Signs, so it will be interesting to see his affect on the box office.
| 1 |
Avatar |
20th Century Fox |
$36,000,000 |
$34,944,081 |
- 18.3% |
$551,741,499 |
| 2 |
Legion |
Screen Gems (Sony) |
$18,200,000 |
$17,501,625 |
New |
$17,501,625 |
| 3 |
The Book of Eli |
Warner Bros. |
$17,000,000 |
$15,732,463 |
-52% |
$60,735,686 |
| 4 |
Tooth Fairy |
20th Century Fox |
$14,500,000 |
$14,010,409 |
New |
$14,010,409 |
| 5 |
The Lovely Bones |
DreamWorks |
$8,800,000 |
$8,418,192 |
- 50.5% |
$31,242,633 |
| 6 |
Sherlock Holmes |
Warner Bros. Pictures |
$7,115,000 |
$6,628,069 |
- 33.0% |
$191,076,852 |
| 7 |
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel |
20th Century Fox |
$6,500,000 |
$6,403,504 |
- 44.9% |
$204,140,348 |
| 8 |
Extraordinary Measures |
CBS Films |
$7,000,000 |
$6,012,594 |
New |
$6,012,594 |
| 9 |
It's Complicated |
Universal |
$6,189,690 |
$5,810,025 |
- 28.4% |
$98,270,085 |
| 10 |
The Spy Next Door |
Lionsgate |
$4,750,000 |
$4,584,524 |
+137739.0% |
$18,544,639 |
| 11 |
The Blind Side |
Twentieth Century Fox |
$4,515,000 |
$4,166,136 |
- 25.0% |
$233,678,402 |
| 12 |
Up in the Air |
Paramount |
$4,330,000 |
$3,902,190 |
- 28.3% |
$69,245,716 |
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Also Opening/Notables |
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To Save a Life |
Idp/samuel Goldwyn |
$1,499,400 |
$1,513,955 |
New |
$1,513,955 |
| |
Creation |
Newmarket Films |
N/A |
$53,073 |
New |
$53,073 |
| |
The Girl On the Train |
Strand |
N/A |
$19,154 |
New |
$19,154 |
| |
Leap Year |
Universal Pictures |
$3,015,145 |
$2,889,110 |
- 51.3% |
$22,855,295 |
| |
Daybreakers |
Lionsgate |
$1,600,000 |
$1,551,703 |
- 70.1% |
$28,096,998 |
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The Young Victoria |
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$753,302 |
$745,514 |
New |
$7,376,880 |
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CRAZY HEART |
FOX SEARCHLIGHT |
$1,425,000 |
$1,353,214 |
New |
$3,865,689 |
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The Princess and the Frog |
Walt Disney Pictures |
$1,200,000 |
$1,292,793 |
- 53.5% |
$99,248,026 |
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Box office data supplied by Exhibitor Relations
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