THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON, THE BLIND SIDE Box Office
Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson in The Twilight Saga: New Moon (top); Sandra Bullock, Tim McGraw in The Blind Side (middle); John Cusack in 2012 (bottom)
The Twilight Saga: New Moon stormed to the top spot at the North American box office this weekend with a phenomenal $140.7 million in ticket sales, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Chris Weitz-directed sequel to Twilight scored an average of $34,965 per theater at 4,024 locations, and the third highest opening of all time, following Spider-Man 3 and The Dark Knight. Starring Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson, and Taylor Lautner, the sequel has outgrossed its predecessor by a solid $71.1 million.
At a distant No. 2, Sandra Bullock’s The Blind Side also scored a surprising opening with $34.5 million. This tale of a conservative mother (Bullock, above with Tim McGraw) who takes care of a homeless young man is playing at 3,110 locations.
Last week’s winner 2012 dropped to third place, earning another $26.5 million. Roland Emmerich’s apocalyptic flick featuring John Cusack brought its total gross to $108.2 million after a little more than one week in release.
Planet 51, this weekend’s third wide release, finished fourth with $12.6 million from ticket sales at 3,035 locations. The animated adventure follows an astronaut who ends up getting trapped on an alien planet.
Meanwhile, Disney’s A Christmas Carol slipped to No. 5, pulling in $12.2 million. Directed by Robert Zemeckis and featuring Jim Carrey (as Scrooge), the 3D motion-capture film reached a domestic total of $79.7 million.
Lee Daniels‘ surprise indie hit Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire, starring Gabourey ‘Gabby’ Sidibe, Mo’Nique, Paula Patton, and Mariah Carey, generated another $11 million in sixth place, bringing its total gross to $21.4 million. Grant Heslov’s The Men Who Stare at Goats, with George Clooney, Ewan McGregor, Jeff Bridges, and Kevin Spacey, followed with $2.7 million at No. 7 ($27.6 million total).
At the bottom of the top 10, the Vince Vaughn comedy Couples Retreat picked up $1.9 million for a cume of $105 million. Following in ninth place with $1.7 million was the Mila Jovovich vehicle The Fourth Kind, which lifted its total haul to $23.3 million.
Finally, F. Gary Gray’s Law Abiding Citizen, starring Gerard Butler and Jamie Foxx, earned $1.6 million at No. 10, reaching a cumulative gross of $70 million.
Closing note: Together, the top 10 films at the North American box office generated a massive $245.4 million.
Source: Box Office Mojo (www.boxofficemojo.com)
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Tags: 2012, A Christmas Carol, Box Office, Chris Weitz, John Cusack, Kristen Stewart, Planet 51, Robert Pattinson, Sandra Bullock, The Blind Side, The Twilight Saga: New Moon
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