Christmas came a little early allowing the animated 3D film A Christmas Carol to lead the box office, but not by as large a margin as many had expected. The Box was the only one of last week’s wide releases to miss the top five, landing in sixth place. Here’s the top five:
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1. A Christmas Carol: $30 million
2. Michael Jackson’s This Is It:](Search Results for 'Michael Jacksons This Is It:' | Moviefone)$13 million
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats:](The Men Who Stare at Goats (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $12.67 million
4. The Fourth Kind:](The Fourth Kind (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $12.2 million
5. Paranormal Activity:](Paranormal Activity (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) $8.2 million
We’ve got two new flicks fighting for your dollars this week:
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What’s It All About: **They say the world will end with not a bang but a whimper, but director Roland Emmerich seems pretty sure it will happen with several kabooms and a motherload of digital effects. John Cusack stars as a man determined to keep his family alive during a global cataclysm predicted by the Mayan calendar.
**Why It Might Do Well: Emmerich has already destroyed the world in Independence Day and The Day After Tomorrow, so he must be getting pretty good at it by now. **
Why It Might Not Do Well: Maybe Emmerich has played his apocalypse card once too often.
Number of Theaters: 3,000
**Prediction: $54 million
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](2012 (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)****Pirate Radio
What’s It All About:**In the 1960s eight DJ’s set up shop on a ship off the coast of England and broadcast rock and roll to the masses, much to the chagrin of the British government. **
Why It Might Do Well: **Phillip Seymour Hoffman is joined by Nick Frost and Bill Nighy, and the classic rock soundtrack sounds amazing.
**Why It Might Not Do Well: **It’s a smaller release, so it won’t be breaking the bank.
Number of Theaters: 900
**Prediction: **$6 million
Here’s how I think next weekend will go:
***1. 2012
2. A Christmas Carol
3. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
4. The Men Who Stare at Goats
5. The Fourth Kind ***
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