How did the Avatar box office gross during Christmas weekend compare with opening weekend gross?”
It’s official: 20th Century Fox’s week-old Avatar fell behind Friday, but was back on top Saturday, and easily beat Warner Bros’ newcomer Sherlock Holmes for No. 1 this 3-day Christmas weekend in North American theaters. As usual, the Hollywood box office experts (who had predicted this to me last week but I doubted them) were right on the money. Avatar’s take was $23.5M Friday and $28.5M Saturday for the $75M weekend with Sunday’s estimate. As for Sherlock Holmes’ numbers, the Guy Ritchie directed mystery thriller with Robert Downey Jr and Jude Law made $24.8M Friday and $22.5M Saturday for a slightly less than expected $66M weekend –though Sherlock is playing in 170 more theaters than Avatar, 3,626 vs 3,456. The 3D technopic’s higher ticket prices made up the difference and more. The contest wasn’t even close after Friday looked like a nailbiter, especially after Sherlock consistently was tracking big because of the good word-of-mouth buzz. Sherlock had the best Christmas Day debut
Avatar box office gross December 27: Avatar box office gross. The $430-million Avatar is a big hit at the box office. It has made a roaring start. With holiday approaching it may set new targets. And if does so then 20th Century Fox’s bet on James Cameron is turning true. From US to Europe, Far East and South Asia, the film is doing great business and it is believed, the box office collections are going to be stronger in the days and weeks to come. In Mumbai, the biggest filmmaking centre outside Los Angeles, Avatar is attracting movie goers like no other film from Hollywood. Several Bollywood films that were released recently have been completely overshadowed by the magic that James Cameron has created with his latest film. The much-talked about film has received an overwhelming response from movie buffs. It is being estimated that it sold $232.2 million worth of tickets around the world this weekend. This figure is the ninth-biggest global debut of all time. Here ticket-price inflati
Avatar’s box office gross is flat from opening weekend to Christmas weekend. Avatar’s box office gross was $77 million opening weekend, compared to a gross of $75 million over Christmas. Both of these totals are domestic only. While it’s uncertain whether or not Avatar can pull off another $70 million weekend, one thing is sure: the movie is very controversial. There are many individuals that love the movie and plan on seeing it over and over (and over) again. I spoke with one individual that seen it in all three available formats: 2D, 3D, and IMAX and will go see the movie again soon.
