‘Avatar’ Tops Box Office for Seventh Straight Week, $6 Million Away From ‘Titanic’ in Domestic Record Race
James Cameron’s epic continues to break records
Ride that dragon creature, Jake Sully!
For the seventh straight week, James Cameron’s big blue movie, Avatar, finished atop the U.S. box office with another $30 million, bringing the film to $594 million. For those keeping score, Avatar is only $6 million away from breaking the domestic record currently held by Cameron’s other epic Titanic.
Mel Gibson’s return to acting in Edge of Darkness nabbed $17.1 million for No.2 while Disney’s rom-com When in Rome came in third with $12.1 million.
The fantasy comedy starring Dwayne Johnson, The Tooth Fairy, remains at its previous spot at No.4 with $10 million, while The Book Of Eli drops to No.5 with $8.7 million.
Legion, starring Paul Bettany, slipped to No.6 with $6.8 million.
America, here’s your top ten:
1. (1) Avatar -$30,000,000
2. (-) Edge Of Darkness – $17,120,000
3. (-) When In Rome – $12,065,000
4. (4) The Tooth Fairy – $10,000,000
5. (3) The Book Of Eli – $8,770,000
6. (2) Legion (2010) – $6,800,000
7. (5) The Lovely Bones – $4,735,000
8. (6) Sherlock Holmes – $4,510,000
9. (7) Alvin And The Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $4,000,000
10. (9) It’s Complicated – $3,720,000
