Sunday, November 29, 2009

Holiday Movie Weekend Proves to be a Box Office Smash

(courtesy of CNN.com)

On the Thanksgiving weekend, a new surge of box office revenue hit movie theaters. Moviegoers of all ages showed up to see the new released that placed among the top money-earning films of the year. In first place for the weekend was "Twilight: New Moon", which scored a total of $42.5 million in box office revenue that added to its cume of $230.7 million. That makes it the sixth highest earning movie of the year, right below Star Trek. In second was "The Blind Side" at $40.1 million. These smash releases were accompanied by "2012" at $18 million, "Old Dogs" at $16.8 million, and "Ninja Assassin" at $13.1 million. With these films is Disney's "A Christmas Carol", which scored $16 million, which added with its previous earnings makes it hit $105.3 million.

Overall, these films scored higher numbers than many others have this year. It seems that even in tough times, the film industry continues to thrive as moviegoers of all ages are attending the newest and greatest flicks.

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