Friday, January 08, 2010

Titanic Revolt?

New at the cineplex this weekend..

Michael Cera plays good and bad leading the Youth In Revolt (reviews) as The Journals of Nick Twisp come to movie life; Amy Adams, Matthew Goode, and Adam Scott are caught in a love triangle for the rom-com Leap Year (reviews); And Ethan Hawke returns as the vampy Daybreakers (reviews) take control--But it's still really all about Avatar - as it inches closer to overtaking Titanic as #1 film of all time...The director of both James Cameron even compares his 'Avatar' and 'Titanic' couples‎...






Pamela McClintock of Variety:

Only three weeks into its release, 20th Century Fox's "Avatar" has become the No. 2 grossing film of all time at the worldwide box office, cuming $1.14 billion through Wednesday.

James Cameron has only himself to beat now, since "Titanic" is No. 1 at $1.8 billion.

"Avatar's" domestic cume was $374.4 million through Wednesday; foreign haul, $760.9 million. That bests the $1.1 billion scored by "The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King."

Box office observers expect "Avatar" to remain a potent force as it heads into its fourth weekend, likely grossing north of $100 million globally. Film could help lead another record-breaking frame.

Male-driven "Daybreakers" opens in 2,523 runs; "Leap Year," 2,511; and "Youth in Revolt," 1,873.

"Avatar" isn't the only strong holdover posing trouble for the competish: Warner Bros.' "Sherlock Holmes" and Fox's "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" continue to play strongly, even as kids head back to school...

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