| Rank |
Film |
Distributor |
Weekend Total |
# Of Screens
|
Weeks Playing |
Cumulative
Box Office
|
| 1 |
2012 |
Sony/Columbia |
$65,237,614 |
3,404 |
1 |
$65,237,614 |
2
|
A Christmas Carol |
Disney |
$22,308,913
|
3,683 |
2 |
$63,272,757
|
| 3 |
Precious |
Lionsgate |
$5,874,628 |
174 |
2 |
$8,699,180 |
| 4 |
The Men Who Stare At Goats |
Overture Films
|
$5,861,753
|
2,453 |
2 |
$23,038,050
|
| 5 |
This Is It
|
Sony/Columbia |
$5,078,920
|
3,037 |
3 |
$67,190,296
|
For more information, access the complete chart on Variety.com.
1. "2012:" Disaster movie maven Roland Emmerich (Independence Day, The Day After Tomorrow) crafts this apocalyptic sci-fi hriller following the prophecy stated by the ancient Mayan calendar, which says that the world will come to an end on December 21, 2012. When a global cataclysm thrusts the world into chaos, divorced writer and father Jackson Curtis (John Cusack) joins the race to ensure that humankind is not completely wiped out. Chiwetel Ejiofor, Danny Glover, Amanda Peet, Thandie Newton, and Oliver Platt round out the cast of this end-of-the-world hriller co-scripted by the director and his 10,000 B.C. writer/composer, Harald Kloser. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
2. "Disney's A Christmas Carol:" is a multi-sensory thrill ride re-envisioned by Academy Award-winning filmmaker Robert Zemeckis that captures the fantastical essence of the classic Dickens tale in a groundbreaking 3D motion picture event. Ebenezer Scrooge (Jim Carrey) begins the Christmas holiday with his usual miserly contempt, barking at his faithful clerk (Gary Oldman) and his cheery nephew (Colin Firth). But when the ghosts of Christmas Past, Present and Yet to Come take him on an eye-opening journey revealing truths Old Scrooge is reluctant to face, he must open his heart to undo years of ill will before it's too late. --Moviephone.com
3. "Precious:" Monster's Ball producer Lee Daniels follows up his 2005 directorial debut, Shadowboxer, with this adaptation of author Sapphire's best-selling novel about an overweight, illiterate African-American teen from Harlem who discovers an alternate path in life after she begins attending a new school. Clareece "Precious" Jones is only a teenager, yet she's about to give birth to her second child. Unable to read or write, Clareece shows little prospect for the future until discovering that she has been accepted into an alternative school. There, with a little help from a sympathetic teacher (Paula Patton) and a kindly nurse (Lenny Kravitiz), the young girl receives something that most teens never get -- a chance to start over. Mo'nique co-stars in an inspirational drama featuring the debut performance of screen newcomer Gabourey "Gabbie" Sidibe. - Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide
