I might have thought I was looking at the wrong report when I saw this weeks boxoffice draw, but then I noticed Leap Year, Daybreakers, and Youth in Revolt (way down) on the list.
But it does look a lot like last week, with Avatar sitting firmly on top with Sherlock Holmes right behind it, and still filling seats, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel. It isn’t until the #4 spot that we start seeing the week’s new releases.
Boxoffice Mojo dutifully compiles:
Avatar $48,500,000 Domestic Total$429,040,000
Sherlock Holmes $16,610,000 Domestic Total $165,178,000
Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel $16,300,000 Domestic Total $178,184,000
Daybreakers $15,000,000 Domestic Total $15,000,000
It’s Complicated $11,007,000 Domestic Total $76,370,000
Leap Year $9,165,000 Domestic Total $9,165,000
I am not at all surprised to see Avatar STILL sitting way out in front, but what I was surprised with is that the current releases couldn’t crack the top three…. even Alvin’s Squeakquel is holding off the competition after its 3rd week in that spot.
I would have thought the buzz on such films might have waned after a couple of weeks leaving the theaters ripe for new audiences to check out a non-sparkly vampire flick, or even Amy Adams latest dose of charm personified.
Even Youth in Revolt, the first Cera flick I have actually WANTED to see in a while came in ninth!
But Cameron won’t give up that top spot, and there is little sign of it slowing down. I wonder just how many weeks it will sit at #1. The January/February release schedule is where they send movies to die, so when will it see any real competition?
There isn’t a lot of high profile/broad appeal films coming out in the next month or so.
Maybe Shutter Island?
