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Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, The Vow Four movies are expected to earn more than $20 million at the North American box office this weekend: Michael Sucsy’s The Vow, Daniel Espinosa’s Safe House, George Lucas‘ Star Wars: Episode 1 – The Phantom Menace 3D, and Brad Peyton’s Journey 2: The Mysterious Island. According to Deadline.com, that’s the first time this happens over a non-holiday Fri/Sat/Sun. Even [...]

Sandra Bullock, Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close Kate Beckinsale/UNDERWORLD AWAKENING vs. Jean Dujardin/THE ARTIST: Box Office Directed by Anthony Hemingway and executive-produced by Stars Wars‘ George Lucas, Red Tails opened at no. 2 with an acceptable $6.02 million on Friday, Jan. 20, according to studio estimates found at Box Office Mojo. Its per-theater average was a good $2,398. Though certainly not a bad opening for [...]

Giovanni Ribisi, Sigourney Weaver in Avatar (Mark Fellman / 20th Century Fox) James Cameron’s Avatar has grossed an estimated $41.3 million over the weekend, a modest 17.9 percent drop from a week ago, according to figures provided by Box Office Mojo. Its average per theater was a great $12,572 (last week: $14,173); among the weekend’s top 12 films, the nearest competitor was the post-apocalyptic Denzel [...]

James Cameron’s Avatar grossed an estimated $14.9 million at the domestic box office on New Year’s Eve. It’s now #16 among the top Thursday grossers ever (not counting inflation/higher 3D/IMAX prices), according to Box Office Mojo, right behind Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers. After 14 days in release, Avatar has taken in $283.8m in the US/Canada. The top Thursday earner [...]