Meanwhile, it is still in first place in Italy with $3.74 million on 402 screens over the weekend for a total of $79.73 million. This week it added $10.87 million from 581,000 units, giving it totals of 6.31 million units and $107.09 million. Overall business for the weekend looks as though it will be up about 20% compared to this weekend last year. It also tops Titanic's record for the biggest fifth weekend at the box office (see chart). In Germany, the film actually grew a tiny bit to $7.15 million on 555 screens over the weekend for a total of $16.53 million. It just missed the top ten for 2010 (one of the films ahead of it was actually released in 2009). We are dealing with unprecedented numbers, so the usual rules about Oscar bounces just don't apply. It won't need that much to get there, and even if just one or two of the predicted $100 million hits this month get to that milestone, we will still finish the year by breaking records. The movie earned $3,537,000 according to the studio, putting it well on course for a big opening day. Avatar The film again had no major market openings this weekend, but it remains a powerhouse in many countries. More... One of the most expensive films ever made, Avatar, opens next week. Overall, it was a solid weekend at the box office. This is great news for Up, which picked up nominations in two of the three categories. So it should come as no surprise that there's a prime release this week, or should I say re-release. Its best market overall remains France where it has $133.9 million, but China is catching up with $126.3 million. How much a movie can make at the box office is a driving force in the film industry, and the reason we see such a premium put on franchises like the Marvel Cinematic Universe and Avatar… Tsu'tey's fall from the sky is longer. The market share is converted into a weekly sales estimate based on industry reports on the overall size of the market, including reports published in Media Play News. More... Fox have confirmed that Avatar overtook Titanic on Monday to become the highest earner at the worldwide box office. Much of this was due to its debut in China, where it placed first with $13.6 million. Fox reports a total international box office of $221,052,697 as of December 22. Over the weekend it made $39.75 million on 7247 screens in 70 markets for a total of $1.85 billion internationally. On the other hand, since Avatar was right behind with $13,025, it could slip a spot. The film also reached the century mark in the U.K. with $103.52 million, including $7.74 million on 424 screens over the weekend and in Germany with $102.03 million including $7.88 million on 599 screens. On the other hand, Feature Film merely enforces the trends we've seen throughout Awards Season. There are a number of other markets where the film looks poised to cross the century mark (Russia at $86.15 million so far, Germany at $82.74 million, U.K. at $80.76 million, etc.) When Jake joins the circle, a little Na'vi girl smiles at him curiously, but her father holds her back. Additionally, the film had the biggest opening in China, where it debuted with $41.4 million on 2,474 screens. We call results based on the hundreds of The Numbers readers who vote in our The film's biggest single market of the weekend was France, where it added $16.88 million on 730 screens over the weekend for a total of $65.52 million after three. That film sold 3.96 million units, generating $75.87 million in sales. The overall box office also beat expectations with $162 million. The overall box office champ, Valentine's Day, placed second with an average of $15,351 over the three-day weekend. There he learns of greedy corporate figurehead Parker Selfridge's intentions of driving off the native humanoid "Na'vi" in order to mine for the precious material scattered throughout their rich woodland. At this rate, it will overtake Titanic and become the top-grossing movie in North America on Tuesday or Wednesday this week. For a description of the different acting role types we use to categorize acting perfomances, see our Glossary. That would be a pretty good opening domestically, so to see it in an international market is enormous. It is also playing in many more theaters in Canada, but numbers have not been reported from those locations, at least so far this week. It's a mixed week on the home market. This helped push the year-to-date box office to $1.48 billion, which is 1.6% higher than last year's pace. It just missed the $10 million mark in Spain with $9.66 million on 794 screens over the weekend for a total of $44.45 million and in the U.K. it earned a nearly identical weekend result with $9.60 million on 493 screens over the weekend for a total of $53.05 million. It managed second place in Mexico, but with only $863,000 on 305 screens. Crazy Heart was very close behind with an average of $14,004 in 33 theaters, which suggests further room to expand. Entries must be received by 10 a.m., Pacific Time on Friday to be eligible, so don't delay! Sales numbers continued to be soft this week with none of the new releases doing strong business. It won't be the last market where this happens. While Shutter Island exceeded expectations, it was the only film in the top five to do so, which hurt the overall box office. Even so, year-to-date, 2010 is still ahead of 2009's pace by nearly 15%, $707 million to $616 million, but this is the first bit of bad news we've had so far. However, while both new films have a shot at top spot, Shutter Island will probably remain there over the weekend. This week's round of new movie release information contains release dates for Resurrecting the Champ, The Waterhorse, Avatar and more. Total worldwide revenues doubled from their previous record of $270 million in 2009 to $546 million in 2010. For the rest of you, here is the first part in our annual Holiday Gift Guide. The Na'vi destroy the Hell Trucks of the mining company. Instead, the romantic drama Dear John, based on the Nicholas Sparks novel, took top spot. More... Avatar's run at the top of the chart came to an end over the weekend, according to studio estimates released on Sunday morning. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus topped the per theater chart this weekend, based on reports from theaters in the United States. In order to win, one must simply predict the opening weekend box office number for Iron Man 2. The park opened on Earth Day, April 22, 1998, and was the fourth theme park built at the resort. The film also topped $10 million over the weekend in Russia ($13.6 million on 1,329); Germany ($12.8 million on 1,138 screens); and Spain ($12.5 million on 800). This week's round of new casting information contains updates for Driving Lessons, Night at the Museum 2, Shutter Island, and more! The daily breakdown is estimated as Friday $27 million, Saturday $25.65 million, Sunday $20.35 million. It added $12.34 million from 657,000 units sold to take its two-week totals to 2.75 million units and $52.47 million in consumer spending at retail. Perhaps next weekend will be strong and this will be nothing but a minor blip. We've received all the votes now, and are ready to make predictions in all categories. This week we start with Major Movie Releases. More... Avatar added another $8.7 million from 179 IMAX theaters domestically, which was virtually identical to last week's result. Jake shoots one and exclaims in excitement. Although it's too soon to tell where it will end up in the US (beyond stating the obvious that $400 million is a formality at this point, and $500 million looks all but certain), the movie will clearly end up either number one or two on the list of biggest global earners in theaters. It also broke the all-time record in South Korea with $71.91 million after a month of release, including $6.11 million on 579 screens this past weekend. It added $128.87 million on 14,575 screens in 95 markets for a total of $1.12 billion internationally and $1.61 billion worldwide, as of Sunday. Compare this performance with other movies…. More... Another impressive hold from How to Train Your Dragon combined with a lacklustre opening for Kick-Ass to produce a second consecutive weekend where Sunday's estimates are too close to declare a weekend winner. 17 of 21 people found this review helpful. The Red Riding Trilogy held on strong with averages of $13,374 / $17,056. The motion of things, animals and people was everything. The Massie Twins. The largest was Australia, where it placed third with $1.99 million on 304 screens. More... After years of preparation and hype, the opening day of Fox's Avatar was affected by the most low-tech of problems: a major snowstorm on the East Coast, which most likely knocked a few million dollars off the movie's ticket sales. However, this was 45% higher than the same weekend last year. You would think family films would do huge business, but a lot of the time, families are too busy eating to see a movie. The last weekend of summer is actually the Labor Day long weekend, which is next weekend. More... Avatar set records over the weekend on IMAX screens across the nation, pulling in $9.5 million on 178 screens, which is the largest opening for an IMAX film and also the widest release in the format's history. This Chinese film opened in first place in its native market and sixth place overall with $6.44 million on 655 screens. The Na'vi goes for an aerial hunt for Stuurmbeast. When his brother is killed in a robbery, paraplegic Marine Jake Sully decides to take his place in a mission on the distant world of Pandora. This is roughly a third of its opening weekend average and it still hasn't expanded, which doesn't bode well. More importantly, it was down nearly 10% from last year. It is the beginning of a new month and there's lots of pressure on the box office to keep up pace with last year. There were seven new releases to chart this week, including the new number one. In fact, the top three films from this year might all perform better than the top film last year, so 2010 has a real chance to stop the slide and maintain its record-setting pace. Additionally, it looks like it is just a matter of time for Spain and Italy. This is not only big new for this film, but huge news for the industry as a whole. But with $630 million in the bank now from North America alone, this can hardly be described a disappointment. An astronaut becomes stranded on Mars after his team assume him dead, and must rely on his ingenuity to find a way to signal to Earth that he is alive. With an additional $3.2 million internationally, the film was on the verge of reaching $20 million on the worldwide stage, a milestones it has likely already surpassed on Monday. It is also the weekend the Golden Globe awards will be handed out and that could have a larger effect on the box office in the long term. That may seem like a long time from now, but it's good to have on the movie schedule radar. Its record-breaking weekend helped the overall box office hit $170 million over three days and $210 million over four. The film had already crossed $100 million France, while it did the same in China with $102.3 million, including $11.7 million on 1,013 screens this past weekend. For example, if you were curious about the performance of a few of the films that James Cameron has had a hand in writing, you can build a custom chart comparing Avatar, Titanic, and Alita: Battle Angel and adjust the figures for inflation to have an easier time making a realistic comparison. It's very early in the year, but 2010 already has more than a $100 million lead over 2009's pace, leading $447 million to $341 million. 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