dstrauss

Yes.

Kal-El

Yeah, everybody else who doesn't post here.

RichC2

Well it obviously got our money as well

4-Day Estimates:

1 1 Avatar Fox $54,600,000 +8.5% 3,285 -137 $16,621 $505,067,000 - 5
2 N The Book of Eli WB $38,020,000 - 3,111 - $12,221 $38,020,000 $80 1
3 - The Lovely Bones P/DW $20,538,000 +53,145.9% 2,563 +2,560 $8,013 $21,005,000 $100 6
4 3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $15,000,000 -9.5% 3,296 -345 $4,551 $196,092,000 $75 4
5 N The Spy Next Door LGF $13,000,000 - 2,924 - $4,446 $13,000,000 - 1
6 2 Sherlock Holmes WB $11,725,000 -29.3% 3,173 -453 $3,695 $181,918,000 $90 4
7 5 It's Complicated Uni. $9,128,000 -17.1% 2,670 -285 $3,419 $89,680,000 $85 4
8 6 Leap Year Uni. $6,933,000 -24.7% 2,512 +1 $2,760 $18,634,000 $19 2
9 8 Up in the Air Par. $6,658,000 -7.0% 2,107 -111 $3,160 $64,031,000 $25 7
10 7 The Blind Side WB $6,530,000 -13.3% 2,408 -472 $2,712 $227,739,000 $29 9
11 4 Daybreakers LGF $6,300,000 -58.4% 2,523 - $2,497 $25,488,000 $20 2
12 10 The Princess and the Frog BV $4,015,000 -13.7% 1,777 -843 $2,259 $97,544,000 $105 8

I'm gonna be sad when Avatar sinks, the last month BO numbers have been more "Top 10, and Avatar"

superdeluxe

I can't believe Avatar's Sunday and Monday number. It actually increased from last weekend. AMAZING.

rexinnih

Damn, move over Titanic?

RichC2

Since Monday is a holiday for some, Sunday night did more business than it would have otherwise.

fumanstan

Eh, the backlash here isn't that bad. It just seems worse because there's a couple posters that are particularly negative and continue to discuss the movie.

Patman

Well, they are too busy elsewhere watching Avatar, obviously!

CertifiedTHX

My big dream was that Avatar would shoot past Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen to be the highest grossing film of 2009. I would rejoice in that victory.

Now its box office take is over $100 million more than that of Transformers, it's been number one for five consecutive weeks, it's likely to overtake The Dark Knight by next weekend, and with another few weeks of ticket sales, it's even within range of beating Titanic.

I am blown away.

--THX

Rypro 525

hell next week could do another 30-40 mil given the GG wins and not that much strong competition next week.

Solid Snake

this.

sauce07

I'm gonna try and see it on the day it passes Titanic, didn't think I would see that movie go down for a while.

tanman

Let alone by the same director.

FantasticVSDoom

Wife and I went to the movies yesterday afternoon to kill some time after working out and couldnt believe how packed it was. Looked like a Friday-Saturday night. I would say that 85% of those were going to see Avatar. Pretty amazing that people are still going to see it.

Kal-El

I think it's the same phenomenon that made Titanic the biggest B.O. hit ever. No, not 12 year old girls seeing it over and over (although they did). It's the people who normally don't go to the movies being curious as to what the big deal is about it. And for the last few weeks you've been hearing something about Avatar still going strong and I think it makes people want to check it out for themselves.

Rainet

James Cameron must have secretly thought over the years that he hopes no breaks his Titanic record, even though i'm sure he knows it's inevitable. And now that day has finally come and it's himself that does it. What are the odds of that happening?

ckw4b

I'm amazed at how Avatar still is drawing in film goers.

I figured it would do well enough to be perhaps be the #1 film of the year, but never in my wildest dreams did I expect it to challenge Titanic for the all time record.

RichC2

3-Day Actuals:

1 1 Avatar Fox $42,785,612 -14.9% 3,285 -137 $13,025 $493,252,617 - 5
2 N The Book of Eli WB $32,789,494 - 3,111 - $10,540 $32,789,494 $80 1
3 - The Lovely Bones P/DW $17,005,133 +43,986.7% 2,563 +2,560 $6,635 $17,471,796 $100 6
4 3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $11,619,949 -29.9% 3,296 -345 $3,525 $192,711,792 $75 4
5 2 Sherlock Holmes WB $9,889,154 -40.4% 3,173 -453 $3,117 $180,082,554 $90 4
6 N The Spy Next Door LGF $9,726,056 - 2,924 - $3,326 $9,726,056 - 1
7 5 It's Complicated Uni. $8,112,555 -26.3% 2,670 -285 $3,038 $88,664,380 $85 4
8 6 Leap Year Uni. $5,928,510 -35.6% 2,512 +1 $2,360 $17,629,680 $19 2
9 7 The Blind Side WB $5,557,274 -26.2% 2,408 -472 $2,308 $226,766,539 $29 9
10 8 Up in the Air Par. $5,445,379 -23.9% 2,107 -111 $2,584 $62,818,050 $25 7
11 4 Daybreakers LGF $5,185,554 -65.8% 2,523 - $2,055 $24,373,612 $20 2
12 9 Youth in Revolt W/Dim. $3,004,123 -56.4% 1,873 - $1,604 $12,143,155 $18 2


4-Day Actuals:

1 1 Avatar Fox $54,401,446 +8.1% 3,285 -137 $16,561 $504,868,451 - 5
2 N The Book of Eli WB $38,437,553 - 3,111 - $12,355 $38,437,553 $80 1
3 - The Lovely Bones P/DW $19,910,348 +51,518.7% 2,563 +2,560 $7,768 $20,377,011 $100 6
4 3 Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel Fox $15,305,808 -7.6% 3,296 -345 $4,644 $196,397,651 $75 4
5 N The Spy Next Door LGF $12,877,043 - 2,924 - $4,404 $12,877,043 - 1
6 2 Sherlock Holmes WB $12,033,507 -27.4% 3,173 -453 $3,792 $182,226,907 $90 4
7 5 It's Complicated Uni. $9,622,810 -12.6% 2,670 -285 $3,604 $90,174,635 $85 4
8 6 Leap Year Uni. $7,071,470 -23.2% 2,512 +1 $2,815 $18,772,640 $19 2
9 7 The Blind Side WB $6,972,350 -7.4% 2,408 -472 $2,895 $228,181,615 $29 9
10 8 Up in the Air Par. $6,530,101 -8.8% 2,107 -111 $3,099 $63,902,772 $25 7
11 4 Daybreakers LGF $6,132,472 -59.5% 2,523 - $2,431 $25,320,530 $20 2
12 10 The Princess and the Frog BV $4,004,707 -13.9% 1,777 -843 $2,254 $97,534,038 $105 8

Supermallet

Over $500 million in 5 weeks. Unbelievable.

Quake1028

Dark Knight took 18 days to go from $450 to $500 million. Avatar took 4 days.

Quake1028

And I still haven't seen the damn movie. This weekend though.

fumanstan

A little sad to see this leap Dark Knight which I thought was a better movie all around. Never thought another movie would hit $500 this quickly!

Supermallet

The amount of money won't make Dark Knight any worse of a film.

fumanstan

It's just a nice thing to see. No different from those wishing Avatar to beat Transformers 2.

valkyrie

Except that Avatar WAS a better movie than TF2.