Box Office Breakdown: Avatar Leaps Further Up the Charts

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: 20th Century Fox, Disney, Lionsgate, Paramount, Universal, Warner Bros, Action, Adaptation, Adventure, Animation, Drama, Family, Horror, Musicals, Romance, Science Fiction, Sequels, Comedy, Sports, Thrillers, Box Office, Lists,

Hear that sound? That’s Avatar knocking on Titanic‘s door.

Over the past three days, Fox’s sci-fi blockbuster padded another $50.3 million to its total, officially making it the top entry of 2009. (Sorry, Transformers!) The movie now stands directly behind Jim Cameron’s other film on the international charts ($1.34 billion compared to $1.84 billion) and is ranked 7th on the domestic charts. (The Dark Knight sits on that list at #2 with $533,345,358.)

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In Theaters This Weekend (1/8)

Posted by Veronica Santiago Categories: Magnolia, Lionsgate, Universal, Action, Adaptation, Documentary, Horror, Romance, Science Fiction, Comedy, Thrillers, Lists, New Releases,

Here are a few selections in theaters this weekend:

• Daybreakers (R): starring Ethan Hawke, Willem Dafoe, Isabel Lucas (directed by Michael Spierig, Peter Spierig)
• Leap Year (PG): starring Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, Adam Scott (directed by Anand Tucker)
• Youth in Revolt (R): starring Michael Cera, Portia Doubleday, Justin Long (directed by Miguel Arteta)

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