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by Nicole Pedersen Posted:January 16th, 2010 at 10:38 am
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It’s been awhile since James Cameron’s Avatar had any serious completion at the box office. The Book of Eli may not exactly count as competition for a movie with a domestic total now over $460 million, but no one can say that the new release isn’t serious. On so many levels. The apocalyptic Book of Eli took in an estimated $11.7 million on Friday to take first place, just outpacing Avatar by a scant $1.3 million. That means that there is a very real chance that Avatar and its PG-13 wonders could earn a fifth weekend at number one. Meanwhile Peter Jackson’s The Lovely Bones went wide on Friday, taking in a decent $5.7 million. We’ll have full details on the holiday weekend’s box office come Monday.
| Title | Friday | Total | |
| 1 | The Book of Eli | $11,700,000 | $11.7 |
| 2 | Avatar | $10,400,000 | $460.9 |
| 3 | The Lovely Bones | $5,700,000 | $6.1 |
| 4 | Sherlock Holmes | $2,800,000 | $173 |
| 5 | Alvin & the Chipmunks 2 | $2,400,000 | $183.5 |
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I just got back from viewing The Book of Eli … absolutely intriguing. I will not spoil the end … but a very nice plot and the music is outstanding. I am so glad I went to see this movie.
Avatar saturday box office is being very solid so don't expect Book of Eli stay at firts even it looks like a pretty good movie.
I just got back from viewing The Book of Eli … absolutely intriguing. I will not spoil the end … but a very nice plot and the music is outstanding. I am so glad I went to see this movie.
Avatar saturday box office is being very solid so don't expect Book of Eli stay at firts even it looks like a pretty good movie.