In its seventh week of release Avatar still outdid its closest competitor by $14 million. Here’s the top five:**
- *Avatar: *](Avatar (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)$31.3 million
- Edge of Darkness:$17.2 million
- *When in Rome: *](When in Rome (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)$12.4 million
- The Tooth Fairy:](Tooth Fairy (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) $9.9 million
- The Book of Eli:](The Book of Eli (2010) - Movie | Moviefone) $8.9 million**
We’ve got a romantic drama and an actioner this week. Will either of these be able to unseat Avatar?
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Dear John](Dear John (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)
**What’s It All About: **A young woman meets and falls in love with a soldier while he is on leave and their relationship continues as his deployments become more and more dangerous.
**Why It Might Do Well: **It’s a timely story and Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried make for appealing leads.
**Why It Might Not Do Well: **The military angle probably won’t be enough to get men into theatres.
Number of Theaters: 2,500
**Prediction: **$12 million
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From Paris With Love](From Paris with Love (2010) - Movie | Moviefone)
**What’s It All About: **A low level CIA operative (John Rhys Meyers) gets his dream assignment when he is teamed with a loose cannon-type (John Travolta) who shoots first and asks questions later.
**Why It Might Do Well: **The trailer seems to indicate there are some high octane thrills here.
**Why It Might Not Do Well: **Is it just me or does Travolta look particularly creepy with his head shaved?
**Number of Theaters: **2,600
**Prediction: **$18 million