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Avatar*](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/17/avatar-review/) has grossed $352 million after three weeks of release. That in itself is nothing earth-shattering – the movie is only third fastest to $300 million behind Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen](Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009) - Movie | Moviefone) and The Dark Knight](http://www.moviefone.com/movie/the-dark-knight/27016/main) (it’s second-fastest to $350 million), and is only 15th on the all-time domestic charts. Worldwide, however, things look different.* *There, *Avatar *has broken the $1 billion mark, and is sitting at number four – which is just about $100 million out of number two. *Titanic *](Titanic (2023) - Movie | Moviefone)is the top worldwide grosser, of course, and its $1.8 billion number still looks tough to match, but I wouldn’t rule out the possibility.
Domestically, things get more interesting when you consider that Avatar’s $68.3 million third weekend is the top third weekend of all time. And its 10% week-to-week drop is remarkable even considering that the top grosser over Christmas generally holds up well over the slow first weekend of the new year. (*Marley & Me *fell 33%; National Treasure: Book of Secrets](Marley & Me (2008) - Movie | Moviefone) 44%; Night at the Museum](Night at the Museum (2006) - Movie | Moviefone) 35%.) Again, Titanic’s record-holding number ($600 million on the nose) still looks very far away. But January is a notorious Hollywood dead zone, and Avatar shows few signs of slowing down.
The rest of the top 10 – all holdovers – also mostly did good business over the holiday weekend. Sherlock Holmes](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/25/review-sherlock-holmes/) predictably took the biggest hit, but even it didn’t do badly, dropping less than 40% and bringing its cume to $140 million. *The Blind Side *saw a 10% boost and broke $200 million (the modestly budgeted film’s success is every bit as notable as Avatar’s, I think). And The Princess and the Frog](http://www.cinematical.com/2009/12/11/review-the-princess-and-the-frog/) finally rebounded a bit after a few tough weeks, gaining business despite dropping theaters, and making a $100 million finish probable.
The full chart after the jump.
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