amateurismnestle

  • Subscribe to our RSS feed.
  • Twitter
  • StumbleUpon
  • Reddit
  • Facebook
  • Digg

Wednesday, December 5, 2012

'Twilight' wins weekend, 'Skyfall' trails closely

Posted on 9:50 PM by Unknown

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows British actor Robert Pattinson, right, having his photo taken with fans upon arrival for an exclusive fan event for the final chapter of the Twilight Saga "Breaking Dawn Part 2" in Sydney, Australia. Thanksgiving newcomers have been unable to knock off the big three at the box office: Bella, Bond and Abe Lincoln. Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella Swan led the holiday weekend ticket sales. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

FILE - This Oct. 22, 2012 file photo shows British actor Robert Pattinson, right, having his photo taken with fans upon arrival for an exclusive fan event for the final chapter of the Twilight Saga "Breaking Dawn Part 2" in Sydney, Australia. Thanksgiving newcomers have been unable to knock off the big three at the box office: Bella, Bond and Abe Lincoln. Kristen Stewart's finale as Bella Swan led the holiday weekend ticket sales. (AP Photo/Rob Griffith, File)

LOS ANGELES (AP) ? Holdover films remained tops at the weekend box office as the "Twilight" finale finished at No. 1 again with $17.4 million and the James Bond tale "Skyfall" ran a close second with $16.6 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Hollywood.com are:

1. "The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn ? Part 2," Summit, $17,416,362, 4,008 locations, $4,345 average, $254,598,866, three weeks.

2. "Skyfall," Sony, $16,555,894, 3,463 locations, $4,781 average, $245,585,083, four weeks.

3. "Rise of the Guardians," Paramount, $13,388,852, 3,672 locations, $3,646 average, $48,836,105, two weeks.

4. "Lincoln," Disney, $13,376,696, 2,018 locations, $6,629 average, $83,566,169, four weeks.

5. "Life of Pi," Fox, $12,151,853, 2,928 locations, $4,150 average, $48,512,994, two weeks.

6. "Wreck-It Ralph," Disney, $6,948,550, 3,087 locations, $2,251 average, $158,184,813, five weeks.

7. "Killing Them Softly," Weinstein Co., $6,812,900, 2,424 locations, $2,811 average, $6,812,900, one week.

8. "Red Dawn," FilmDistrict, $6,500,245, 2,781 locations, $2,337 average, $31,272,953, two weeks.

9. "Flight," Paramount, $4,479,067, 2,603 locations, $1,721 average, $81,465,903, five weeks.

10. "The Collection," LD Entertainment, $3,104,269, 1,403 locations, $2,213 average, $3,104,269, one week.

11. "Silver Linings Playbook," Weinstein Co., $3,090,131, 371 locations, $8,329 average, $10,740,112, three weeks.

12. "Anna Karenina," Focus, $2,245,570, 384 locations, $5,848 average, $4,106,921, three weeks.

13. "Argo," Warner Bros., $2,010,349, 1,043 locations, $1,927 average, $100,990,766, eight weeks.

14. "Talaash," Reliance Big Pictures, $1,638,706, 172 locations, $9,527 average, $1,638,706, one week.

15. "Taken 2," Fox, $467,975, 496 locations, $943 average, $137,163,554, nine weeks.

16. "Hitchcock," Fox Searchlight, $408,692, 50 locations, $8,174 average, $787,574, two weeks.

17. "Pitch Perfect," Universal, $387,070, 403 locations, $960 average, $63,099,243, 10 weeks.

18. "The Sessions," Fox, $333,315, 226 locations, $1,475 average, $4,582,181, seven weeks.

19. "Cloud Atlas," Warner Bros., $243,338, 194 locations, $1,254 average, $26,181,455, six weeks.

20. "Here Comes the Boom," Sony, $224,797, 334 locations, $673 average, $42,352,250, eight weeks.

___

Online:

http://www.hollywood.com

___

Universal and Focus are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of Comcast Corp.; Sony, Columbia, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; Paramount is owned by Viacom Inc.; Disney, Pixar and Marvel are owned by The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is owned by Filmyard Holdings LLC; 20th Century Fox and Fox Searchlight are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros. and New Line are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a group of former creditors including Highland Capital, Anchorage Advisors and Carl Icahn; Lionsgate is owned by Lions Gate Entertainment Corp.; IFC is owned by AMC Networks Inc.; Rogue is owned by Relativity Media LLC.

Associated Press

Source: http://hosted2.ap.org/APDEFAULT/4e67281c3f754d0696fbfdee0f3f1469/Article_2012-12-03-Box%20Office/id-fbf0bd37531740c2821cb52cc8709129

nfl news tebow tebow jets romney etch a sketch jeb bush sherry arnold snooty fox

Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook
Posted in | No comments
Newer Post Older Post Home

0 comments:

Post a Comment

Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom)

Popular Posts

  • Yahoo! Mail Partners With Dropbox To Add File Attachments, Brings Brand New Audience To File Hosting Service
    It’s no secret that Yahoo! is overhauling all of its flagship products, including mail. The service has gotten a refresh on both the web and...
  • Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders in children
    Dec. 17, 2012 ? More than one in every ten schoolchildren suffers from a transient tic disorder, and 1% have a particular type of tic disor...
  • Add a blog and blogging to your New Year's resolution | Biznology
    Chris Abraham is a leading expert in digital: online reputation management (ORM), Internet privacy, social media marketing, and digital PR w...
  • Businesses Backed by Private Equity and Venture Capital Funding ...
    PRESS RELEASES Both private equity and venture capital financing dramatically accelerate sales and job growth of small and medium-sized U.S...
  • Christmas Past?A Family History Scrapbook - The Pendleton ...
    For Christmas 1984, my dad gave each of my siblings and me a scrapbook that he put together filled with family photos, copies of newspaper c...
  • rahulsingh: rostumcupa3: Gift Giving Ideas for Families on a Budget ...
    Often, the gift that we find that initially seems great, tends to lose a bit of its luster once we spy the price tag and determine that it i...
  • Why Mobile Gaming Companies Are Anything But Screwed ...
    Stay ahead of key mobile trends with BI Intelligence , Business Insider's new research and analysis service focused on the mobile indus...
  • Top 5 Tips for a Healthy Christmas - Langlands Health & Fitness
    Make healthy choices this festive season! Prevent that other traditional seasonal event ? winter weight gain! ? Christmas is almost upon ...
  • S.Africa stocks down despite positive US jobs data
    JOHANNESBURG (Reuters) - South African stocks ended lower on Friday after resource shares such as diversified miner Exxaro slid on the ba...
  • Blogging my way to health and fitness: Coding Training
    By Leslie Hanson Medical coders are going to be consistently needed within the health care industry, especially those who are well trained a...

Blog Archive

  • ►  2013 (244)
    • ►  July (4)
    • ►  June (8)
    • ►  April (79)
    • ►  March (96)
    • ►  February (57)
  • ▼  2012 (56)
    • ▼  December (41)
      • 1 killed, 1 wounded in bar shooting near Seattle
      • The New Black Friday Strategy Totally Backfired .....
      • Add a blog and blogging to your New Year's res...
      • Weight Loss Pill Qsymia 'Gaining Traction'
      • Christmas Past?A Family History Scrapbook - The Pe...
      • Ryan says Tebow would have done wildcat if asked
      • 96% Monsters, Inc. 3D
      • Christmas Giveaway: Download Free Internet Busines...
      • New details emerge a week after school massacre
      • Children Keep Active In Science - Reference and Ed...
      • Top 5 Tips for a Healthy Christmas - Langlands Hea...
      • Tourette syndrome and other tic disorders in children
      • Modest Andre Johnson Jersey Enterprise Loans: Qual...
      • Doing What?s Right After Newtown (OliverWillisLike...
      • Hackers Take Over Westboro Baptist Church Twitter
      • ???????????? ? ?????? ???????? RAPOO H8060 - ?????...
      • Your Kitchen Trash Reborn As Abstract Art
      • rahulsingh: rostumcupa3: Gift Giving Ideas for Fam...
      • Israel Keyes Update: Family pastor says murder sus...
      • S.Africa stocks down despite positive US jobs data
      • The GOP Establishment Has Done Far More Damage Tha...
      • Egypt's army moves to restore order after protests
      • Businesses Backed by Private Equity and Venture Ca...
      • A direct line through the brain to avoid rotten fo...
      • Why Mobile Gaming Companies Are Anything But Screw...
      • Syria loads chemical weapons into bombs
      • Hunters find bodies believed to be 2 Iowa cousins
      • 'Twilight' wins weekend, 'Skyfall' trails closely
      • How Nintendo Shaped 30 Years of U.S. Gaming
      • Male chimpanzees choose their allies carefully
      • Assistant Professor Accounting - HigherEdJobs
      • Ex-Chicago mayor's nephew indicted for manslaughter
      • Kate Gosselin Owns Jon, Gets Christmas With the Kids
      • Egypt's top court shuts down, blames protesters
      • Kenyan contenders facing ICC cases to run jointly ...
      • ANALYSIS: Egyptians warn Morsi is no friend of US
      • Chinese tycoon must reapply for approval on Icelan...
      • Blogging my way to health and fitness: Coding Trai...
      • TEXT-S&P summary: Cambridge Industrial Trust
      • Fracking extent report dismissed
      • Trace Adkins Performs Two USO Shows for Airmen in ...
    • ►  November (15)
Powered by Blogger.

About Me

Unknown
View my complete profile