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...battle of Avatar vs. the rest of the universe, the James Cameron extravaganza again emerged dominant. At the North American box office, according to early studio estimates, the picture earned $48.5 million, or more than the combined take of the next three movies: the Victorian action-adventure Sherlock Holmes, the singing-rodents comedy Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel and the vampire drama Daybreakers, the weekend's one new release to crack the top four. (See Top 5 Underrated Sci-Fi Movie Masterpieces...
...indication of a new Christmas Day ritual: Americans rip open their presents, gulp down the turkey dinner, speed-kiss their relatives goodbye and rush off to the multiplex. Or maybe the whole family goes - the kids to Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel; young males to the action film Sherlock Holmes; older females to see Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin and Steve Martin in It's Complicated; and just about everyone sampling James Cameron's enviro-alien epic, Avatar. The record $85 million amassed on Friday accounts for a lot of tickets, even given the $18.50 price that Avatar is getting...
Getting a jump on the Christmas competition, The Squeakquel opened Wednesday, nabbed a quick $18.8 million and knocked the reigning champ, Avatar, out of the No. 1 slot. The Cameron picture came back to the top the next day. Then on Friday Sherlock Holmes, Guy Ritchie's reworking of the Conan Doyle detective as a brainiac with a brawler's fists, hit the theaters and set a $24.8 million Christmas Day record, beating last year's Marley and Me by more than $10 million - and Avatar by about $1 million. On Saturday, Cameron again bounced back...
...still have bragging rights. Alvin took in more in its first four days than the early December animated feature The Princess and the Frog did in its first 32 days (18 in wide release). The chipmunks should earn back their $70 million budget in a week or two. And Sherlock Holmes handed Ritchie, once known mainly as Mr. Madonna, his first real hit; the director's five previous features have taken in a total of about $40 million at the North American box office. He achieved success both by turning Holmes from a contemplative sort into an action hero...
...Avatar, $75 million; $212.3 million, second week 2. Sherlock Holmes, $65.4 million, first weekend 3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel, $50.2 million; $77.1 million, first five days 4. It's Complicated, $22.1 million, first weekend 5. Up in the Air, $11.8 million; $24.5 million, fourth week 6. The Blind Side, $11.7 million; $184.4 million, sixth week 7. The Princess and the Frog, $8.7 million; $63.4 million, fifth week 8. Nine, $5.5 million; $5.9 million, second week 9. Did You Hear About the Morgans?, $5 million; $15.6 million, second week 10. Invictus, $4.4 million; $23.4 million, third week...