Box Office Report (January 1st-3rd)

[Jax]

Congrats to James Cameron as Avatar passes the $1billion mark and is on course to settle in at 2nd (Unadjusted) though its going to give Titanic a run for its money worldwide...

Top 10
1. Avatar (3) - $68,300,000
2. Sherlock Holmes (2) - $36,600,000
3. Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 (2) - $50,200,000
4. It's Complicated (2) - $18,700,000
5. The Blind Side (7) - $12,650,000
6. Up In The Air (5) - $11,350,000
7. The Princess & The Frog (6) - $10,013,000
8. Did You Hear About The Morgans? (3) - $5,200,000
9. Nine (3) - $4,250,000
10. Invictus (4) - $4,130,000

Domestic Total/Foreign/Worldwide

Avatar = $352,111,000 and $666,700,000 = $1,018,811,000

Sherlock Homes = $140,675,000 and $88,300,000 = $228,975,000

Alvin & The Chipmunks 2 = $157,345,000 and $99,100,000 = $256,445,000

It's Complicated = $59,105,000 and N/A = $59,105,000

The Blind Side = $209,052,000 and N/A = $209,052,000

Up In The Air = $45,020,000 and N/A = $45,020,000

The Princess & The Frog = $86,085,000 and N/A = $86,085,000

Did You Hear About The Morgans = $25,620,000 and N/A = $25,620,000

Nine = $14,047,000 and N/A = $14,047,000

Invictus = $30,775,000 and N/A = $30,775,000

 

[Dream]

I'm really shocked at how well Avatar is doing. It really is a phenomenon!

 

[Harvey]

I'm happy to see Up in the Air doing solid business for a film of its size (given the subject matter, I'm sure it was very modestly budgeted).

 

[Jax]

I'm happy to see Up in the Air doing solid business for a film of its size (given the subject matter, I'm sure it was very modestly budgeted).

Rumored to be $25 million production though am not sure if thats 100% accurate.

 

[Agent Richard07]

I'm shocked that Alvin and the Chipmunks made $157 million.

 

[Top41]

I'm happy to see Up in the Air doing solid business for a film of its size (given the subject matter, I'm sure it was very modestly budgeted).

Rumored to be $25 million production though am not sure if thats 100% accurate.

It is great to see the film doing well and hopefully it will do a bit more with all of the Oscar buzz around it. I definitely liked the film.

Crazy numbers for Avatar! Can't believe how well it's doing. I guess people really did miss Cameron.

Looks like Nine didn't open so hot?

But wow for It's Complicated--that's a pretty decent tally so far.

 

[FordSVT]

I'm shocked that Alvin and the Chipmunks made $157 million.

Why? The first movie made $217 million in North America and $359 million at the box office worldwide on a budget of $60 million and was the seventh-best selling DVD of 2008, earning over $100 million. Everyone I know who's seen it (with their kids obviously) said it was enjoyable for what it was. There were not a lot of family films around this Christmas, though I'm surprised the Princess and the Frog didn't do better after it's opening weekend. Word of mouth and critical reviews have been positive, that usually leads to a far less dramatic down-tick in BO receipts.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

I'm really shocked at how well Avatar is doing. It really is a phenomenon!

Cameron's contract with Satan must've been well thought out.

 

[Captain Craig]

Just glad Sherlock Holmes is doing well.
While not the worst movie ever Avatar is not a great movie outside of its visuals which will have a lessening impact in the years ahead. The movie has no story to make it truly a classic. Shame really.

 

[JacksonArcher]

Up in the Air was a truly splendid film, so I'm glad that's doing well. That is a film which has 're-watchable' written all over it. Also glad Sherlock Holmes is faring well ... I'm hoping for a sequel.

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

With the totals they're on track for, Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks 2 are both a lock for sequels.

The success of Avatar is astonishing. Cameron certainly made a triumphant return.

 

[MeanJoePhaser]

Coming in 2011

Sherlock and the Chipmunks

"Elementary, my dear Alvin!"

 

[Out Of My Vulcan Mind]

^^^
In 3D!

 

[Jax]

Avatar has already talked about sequels and tbh to make even close to the 1st film he needs to pull out a TESB in terms of epic plot but this is Cameron were talking about. To be honest I so so so would love to see Cameron take on an ALIENS 3-D movie oh yes.

 

[Kegg]

I'm waiting for Up in the Air to premiere here, it hasn't yet, so that may effect its international gross.

And Avatar is just the kind of movie that if you enjoyed in the theatre you may well want to see again in the theatre; that was definitely my reaction. Most other films can wait for home video, but not this (though I will likely get it on home video anyway. I liked it!)

 

[Harvey]

Up in the Air was good, but I'm hesitant to call it great. I liked Adventureland and The Informant! just as much this year, as far as dark(ish) comedies go.

 

[Kegg]

Ah well. I was plenty amused by A Serious Man, although the film mainly gave me a sense of disquiet and existential unease. (I loved it so much.)

Best black comedy of the year I've seen, though, that was Inglourious Basterds so far. Hysterically grim stuff, that.

 

[JacksonArcher]

I couldn't connect with Inglourious Basterds for some reason. It was certainly entertaining, but it won't be making my Top Ten list (of movies released in 2009).

I enjoyed Adventureland a great deal but I also wouldn't put it on my Top Ten. For some reason I just really connected with Up in the Air.

I still have yet to see A Serious Man and The Informant! but they're on my list of movies to watch before Oscar time.

 

[Daneel]

So now James Cameron is the first director to have two films that have grossed over a billion dollars -- quite an achievement. Still haven't seen Avatar yet -- the IMAX showings always seem to be sold out. Hopefully I'll get to it this week some time...

Man, it's been quite a busy holiday season at the box office. I'll be very interested in seeing what next weekend looks like, now that school is back in session and others are back to work from the holidays.

Oh, and if anyone's interested, I've been compiling lists of the highest-grossing films of 2009 and posting them in the Trek XI forum every so often... just to see where Star Trek is compared to other films this year. This thread seems like a good place to post them too, so here we are:

HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS OF 2009 - DOMESTIC

1. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (P/DW) $402,111,870

2. Avatar (Fox) $352,114,898

3. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (WB) $301,959,197

4. Up (BV) $293,004,164

5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon (Summit) $287,954,655

6. The Hangover (WB) $277,322,503

7. Star Trek (Paramount) $257,730,019

8. The Blind Side (WB) $208,476,067

9. Monsters Vs. Aliens (P/DW) $198,351,526

10. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (Fox) $196,573,705

11. X-Men Origins: Wolverine (Fox) $179,883,157

12. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (Fox) $177,243,721

13. The Proposal (BV) $163,958,031

14. 2012 (Sony) $163,442,129

15. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (Fox) $155,916,935

16. Fast and Furious (Universal) $155,064,265

17. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (Paramount) $150,201,498

18. Paul Blart: Mall Cop (Sony) $146,336,178

19. Taken (Fox) $145,000,989

20. Sherlock Holmes (WB) $138,715,437

21. A Christmas Carol (BV) $137,443,917

22. Angels & Demons (Sony) $133,375,846

23. Terminator Salvation (WB) $125,322,469

24. Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (Sony) $124,264,907

25. Inglourious Basterds (Weinstein) $120,540,719

26. G-Force (BV) $119,436,770

27. District 9 (TriStar) $115,646,235

28. Couples Retreat (Universal) $108,511,760

29. Paranormal Activity (Paramount) $107,854,596

30. Watchmen (WB) $107,509,799

31. Public Enemies (Universal) $97,104,620

32. Julie & Julia (Sony) $94,125,426

33. He's Just Not That Into You (WB-NL) $93,953,653

34. Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (LGF) $90,508,336

35. The Ugly Truth (Sony) $88,915,214

36. The Princess and the Frog (BV) $85,859,339

37. Knowing (Summit) $79,957,634

38. Hannah Montana The Movie (BV) $79,576,189

39. Where the Wild Things Are (WB) $76,566,494

40. Zombieland (Sony) $75,590,286


HIGHEST-GROSSING FILMS OF 2009 - WORLDWIDE

1. Avatar
Domestic: $352,114,898 / 34.3%
+ Foreign: $673,264,063 / 65.7%
= Worldwide: $1,025,378,961

2. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
Domestic: $301,959,107 / 32.3%
+ Foreign: $632,600,793 / 67.7%
= Worldwide: $934,559,990

3. Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs
Domestic: $196,573,705 / 22.1%
+ Foreign: $690,992,319 / 77.9%
= Worldwide: $887,566,024

4. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen
Domestic: $402,111,870 / 48.2%
+ Foreign: $432,857,937 / 51.8%
= Worldwide: $834,969,807

5. 2012
Domestic: $163,442,129 / 22.2%
+ Foreign: $572,791,842 / 77.8%
= Worldwide: $736,233,971

6. Up
Domestic: $293,004,164 / 41.0%
+ Foreign: $422,000,000 / 59.0%
= Worldwide: $715,004,164

7. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
Domestic: $287,900,655 / 42.2%
+ Foreign: $394,300,000 / 57.8%
= Worldwide: $682,200,655

8. Angels & Demons
Domestic: $133,375,846 / 27.4%
+ Foreign: $352,554,970 / 72.6%
= Worldwide: $485,930,816

9. The Hangover
Domestic: $277,322,503 / 59.9%
+ Foreign: $185,549,942 / 40.1%
= Worldwide: $462,872,445

10. Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian
Domestic: $177,243,721 / 42.7%
+ Foreign: $237,425,286 / 57.3%
= Worldwide: $414,669,007

11. Star Trek
Domestic: $257,730,019 / 66.9%
+ Foreign: $127,729,101 / 33.1%
= Worldwide: $385,459,120

12. Monsters vs. Aliens
Domestic: $198,351,526 / 52.0%
+ Foreign: $183,114,590 / 48.0%
= Worldwide: $381,466,116

13. X-Men Origins: Wolverine
Domestic: $179,883,157 / 48.0%
+ Foreign: $194,942,603 / 52.0%
= Worldwide: $374,825,760

14. Terminator Salvation
Domestic: $125,322,469 / 33.7%
+ Foreign: $246,723,586 / 66.3%
= Worldwide: $372,046,055

15. Fast and Furious
Domestic: $155,064,265 / 43.2%
+ Foreign: $204,200,000 / 56.8%
= Worldwide: $359,264,265

16. Inglorious Basterds
Domestic: $120,540,719 / 37.8%
+ Foreign: $198,300,000 / 62.2%
= Worldwide: $318,840,719

17. A Christmas Carol
Domestic: $137,443,917 / 43.2%
+ Foreign: $181,000,000 / 56.8%
= Worldwide: $318,443,917

18. The Proposal
Domestic: $163,958,031 / 52.1%
+ Foreign: $150,700,000 / 47.9%
= Worldwide: $314,658,031

19. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra
Domestic: $150,201,498 / 49.8%
+ Foreign: $151,341,576 / 50.2%
= Worldwide: $301,543,074

20. G-Force
Domestic: $119,436,770 / 41.9%
+ Foreign: $165,600,000 / 58.1%
= Worldwide: $285,036,770

21. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel
Domestic: $155,916,935 / 61.1%
+ Foreign: $99,144,333 / 38.9%
= Worldwide: $255,061,268

22. Michael Jackson’s This Is It
Domestic: $72,091,016 / 28.6%
+ Foreign: $180,341,232 / 71.4%
= Worldwide: $252,432,248

23. Sherlock Holmes
Domestic: $138,715,437 / 61.1%
+ Foreign: $88,300,000 / 38.9%
= Worldwide: $227,015,437

24. Public Enemies
Domestic: $97,104,620 / 45.5%
+ Foreign: $116,200,000 / 54.5%
= Worldwide: $213,304,620

25. The Blind Side
Domestic: $208,476,067 / 100%
+ Foreign: $0 / 0%
= Worldwide: $208,476,067

26. Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs
Domestic: $124,264,907 / 59.8%
+ Foreign: $83,600,000 / 40.2%
= Worldwide: $207,864,907

27. District 9
Domestic: $115,646,235 / 56.5%
+ Foreign: $88,924,601 / 43.5%
= Worldwide: $204,570,836

28. The Ugly Truth
Domestic: $88,915,214 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $114,938,653 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $203,853,867

29. The Final Destination
Domestic: $66,477,700 / 35.8%
+ Foreign: $119,300,000 / 64.2%
= Worldwide: $185,777,700

30. Watchmen
Domestic: $107,509,799 / 58.0%
+ Foreign: $77,743,688 / 42.0%
= Worldwide: $185,253,487

31. Paul Blart: Mall Cop
Domestic: $146,336,178 / 79.8%
+ Foreign: $36,956,953 / 20.2%
= Worldwide: $183,293,131

32. Knowing
Domestic: $79,957,634 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $103,302,830 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $183,260,464

33. He’s Just Not That Into You
Domestic: $93,953,653 / 52.7%
+ Foreign: $84,450,961 / 47.3%
= Worldwide: $178,404,614

34. Couples Retreat
Domestic: $108,511,760 / 67.2%
+ Foreign: $53,026,651 / 32.8%
= Worldwide: $161,538,411

35. Hannah Montana the Movie
Domestic: $79,576,189 / 51.2%
+ Foreign: $75,949,529 / 48.8%
= Worldwide: $155,525,718

36. The Taking of Pelham 1 2 3
Domestic: $65,452,312 / 43.6%
+ Foreign: $84,574,972 / 56.4%
= Worldwide: $150,027,284

37. Paranormal Activity
Domestic: $107,603,100 / 76.0%
+ Foreign: $34,000,000 / 24.0%
= Worldwide: $141,603,100

38. Bruno
Domestic: $60,054,530 / 43.7%
+ Foreign: $77,329,526 / 56.3%
= Worldwide: $137,384,056

39. 17 Again
Domestic: $64,167,069 / 47.1%
+ Foreign: $72,100,407 / 52.9%
= Worldwide: $136,267,476

40. The Princess and the Frog
Domestic: $85,859,339 / 65.6%
+ Foreign: $45,000,000 / 34.4%
= Worldwide: $130,859,339


Obviously, some of these films are still making money, so these lists will change somewhat (for example, Avatar will certainly pass Transformers: ROTF domestically to become the top film of the year in both categories). Also, some of the foreign numbers are estimates, and a few might be a tad out of date, but generally, these lists should be pretty accurate. I also decided not to include films like Taken on the worldwide list, since it was released in 2008 in many countries outside of the U.S. -- which perhaps means I shouldn't have put The Blind Side there either, as it's only shown in North America so far... but I'm gonna keep it there regardless.

 

[Jax]

1. Avatar
Domestic: $352,114,898 / 34.3%
+ Foreign: $673,264,063 / 65.7%
= Worldwide: $1,025,378,961

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