‘Avatar’ Becomes the Second-Highest Grossing Movie Ever!
Monday, January 25th, 2010Grossing more tham $36 million in sales in its sixth week, Avatar is rated the top movie and the second highest Hollywood grosser of all time in the US and Canada.
Sony Corp.’s Legion grabbed the second spot with sales of $18.2 million, said researcher Hollywood.com Box-Office in an emailed statement.
Directed by James Cameron, this 3-D adventure has managed to rake in $552.8 million in the US alone, since its release on December 18, outdoing last year’s biggest hit ‘The Dark Knight’ in sales. The 1997 blockbuster ‘Titanic’, which is also directed by James Cameron, till date rules the No. 1 spot in sales taking in $600.8 million, in the US alone, said Box Office Mojo, a researcher based in California.
“No one could have reasonably expected Avatar to gross this much before it came out,” said Brandon Gray, president and publisher of Box Office Mojo. “But it’s a picture that is blatantly meant to be seen on the big screen and people are responding.
Avatar, from the News Corp.’s Twentieth Century Fox, also won the Golden Globe Award in the Best Drama genre last week. James Cameron got the directing award at the same event. Nearing the Titanic record of $1.843 billion, Avatar has raked in around $1.841 billion in sales worldwide, reveals a data from Hollywood.com Box-Office. According to the Box Office Mojo, ‘Titanic’ still holds the US record for staying at the top position for 15 consecutive weekends.
At the second spot is ‘Legion’, a horror thriller, starring Paul Bettany and Tyrese Gibson. The story revolves around an angel who tries to safeguard human race from a looming apocalypse.
Falling from second to the third slot with $17 million in sales is ‘The book of Eli’ by Time Warner Inc., a post apocalyptic thriller featuring Denzel Washington.
Opening at No. 4 is ‘Tooth Fairy’ from Twentieth Century Fox with $14.5 million in sales. Starring Dwayne Johnson and Ashley Judd, this children’s comedy tells the tale of a Pro hockey player, who’s forced to wear a tutu and wings to convert into a tooth fairy for one week.
CBS Films debut release, ‘Extraordinary Measures’, took 7th position grossing $7 million. The movie stars Harrison Ford and Brendan Fraser, and is a story of a medical researcher who sacrifices everything to find a cure for his 2 children’s rare genetic disorder.
According to Hollywood.com, the sales for the top 12 movies rose 4.2 percent to $134.9 million from $129.5 million in last year.
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