Despite what the critics thought, people flocked to the end of the world epic 2012 which pulled in $230 million globally. Precious expanded into a modest 174 theaters but still managed to land the number three position. Here’s the top five:
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1.***** 2012: $65.2 million****2. A Christmas Carol: $22.3 million 3. Precious: Based on the Novel: “Push” by Sapphire:* $5.8 million4.***** The Men Who Stare at Goats: *****$5.9 million5.***** Michael Jackson’s This Is It: ***$5 million
And moviegoers have three new releases to choose from this weekend.
http://www.blogcdn.com/www.cinematical.com/media/2009/11/newmoon_boxoffice.jpgThe Twilight Saga: The New Moon
**What’s It All About: Do you really need to be told? This, of course, is the hotly anticipated sequel to 2008’s Twilight. Bella’s life continues down a dark path after Edward leaves her for her own safety. We’ve also got hunky bare-chested werewolves this time.
Why It Might Do Well: The first film had a $70 million opening weekend in 3,419 theaters. I suspect owning film rights to the Twilight series is like having a license to print money.
Why It Might Not Do Well: Some folks don’t like their vampires to sparkle.
Number of Theaters: 4,000
Prediction: **$86 million
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The Blind Side](The Blind Side (2009) - Movie | Moviefone)**
What’s It All About: **A homeless teen is adopted by a conservative family and matures into a football star with the potential to turn pro.
**Why It Might Do Well: **From a strictly personal standpoint, sports films don’t really interest me, but this grabbed my attention. Also 67% at Rottentomatoes.comain’t bad.
**Why It Might Not Do Well: **Well, there *is *that vampire movie coming out this week.
Number of Theaters: 3,100
**Prediction: **$16 million
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