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Tuesday, February 9, 2010

Mary Sum Says: Avatar will pass the $100 M mark this week after taking $4 M at the weekend, bringing its total to $98.37 M. Australian/US vampire co-pro Daybreakers, sucked up a tad over $1 M, while Edge of Darkness opened with $1.4 M. But it was the acclaimed drama, Precious, which grabbed the second highest screen averages after Avatar, with an average of $9,229 on 27 screens for an opening weekend take of $250,000. The top 20 took $13.3 M, down 11%. #Figures in [brackets] indicate number of screens and average; takings are in Aus dollars.

Most Popular Films For Period Weekend, February 4 - 7, 2010
WIR = Weeks In Release
No WIR Title $ %
Total $
1 8 AVATAR (M), FOX [368/ $10,697] 3,936,622 -14%
98,374,262
2 1 EDGE OF DARKNESS (MA15+), ICON [205/ $6,994] 1,433,847 N/A
1,433,847
3 1 DAYBREAKERS (MA15+), HOYTS [135/ $7,883] 1,064,244 N/A
1,064,244
4 2 LAW ABIDING CITIZEN (MA15+), ROADSHOW [193/ $5,372] 1,036,765 -44%
3,512,892
5 3 INVICTUS (PG), WARNER BROS [261/ $3,648] 952,092 -26%
5,401,375
6 5 IT`S COMPLICATED (M), UNIVERSAL [270/ $3,407] 919,856 -25%
14,035,806
7 4 UP IN THE AIR (M), PARAMOUNT [191/ $4,329] 826,850 3%
6,261,599
8 4 TOOTH FAIRY (G), FOX [215/ $2,783] 598,446 -48%
9,785,666
9 4 BRAN NUE DAE (PG), ROADSHOW [232/ $2,440] 566,109 -31%
6,007,384
10 7 SHERLOCK HOLMES (M), ROADSHOW [200/ $2,394] 478,727 -39%
25,275,813
11 2 THE ROAD (MA15+), ICON [62/ $5,152] 319,430 -34%
992,743
12 3 NINE (M), SONY PICTURES [125/ $2,339] 292,419 -42%
2,240,502
13 1 PRECIOUS (MA15+), ICON [27/ $9,229] 249,171 N/A
297,532
14 7 ALVIN AND THE CHIPMUNKS: THE SQUEAKUEL (G), FOX [185/ $910] 168,307 -63%
22,776,440
15 3 TOY STORY 1 & 2 3D (G), WALT DISNEY [61/ $1,919] 117,080 -52%
1,003,344
16 7 BRIGHT STAR (PG), ROADSHOW/HOPSCOTCH [53/ $1,619] 85,785 6%
2,726,365
17 6 THE PRINCESS AND THE FROG (G), WALT DISNEY [84/ $1,011] 84,933 -65%
6,709,768
18 6 THE FANTASTIC MR. FOX (PG), FOX [69/ $1,161] 80,139 -45%
4,021,043
19 7 THE LOVELY BONES (M), PARAMOUNT [65/ $1,223] 79,472 -48%
6,442,024
20 3 IN THE LOOP (MA15+), MADMAN [25/ $2,677] 66,917 -15%
439,966




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