The Twilight Saga: New Moolah
In the US: The big news is the absolute decimation of the box-office by the so-called "Twi-hards", who sent THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON rocketing to #1 with an astonishing $143m. It had the best opening day ever ($72.7m), and the third best weekend opening (behind Spider-Man 3 and The Dark Knight)... sports movie THE BLIND SIDE didn't have a bad opening, either, ratcheting up $34m to take #2... and the CGI animation PLANET 51 was essentially released to die against New Moon, in at #4 with just $12m...
US TOP 10
(-) 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon $143m
(-) 2. The Blind Side $34.1m
(1) 3. 2012 $26.4m
(-) 4. Planet 51 $12.3m
(2) 5. A Christmas Carol $12.3m
(3) 6. Precious: Based On The Novel By Sapphire $10.9m
(4) 7. The Men Who Stare At Goats $2.83m
(7) 8. Couples Retreat $1.94m
(6) 9. The Fourth Kind $1.75m
(5) 10. This Is It $1.62m
In the UK: British "Twi-hards" also sent THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON to the top of the chart with an fantastic £11.6m... the Coen Brothers' latest movie, A SERIOUS MAN, opened to £321,000 and #8... and Steven Soderbergh's THE INFORMANT! debuted at #10 with a meagre £179,000...
UK TOP 10
(-) 1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon £11.6m
(1) 2. 2012 £3.4m
(2) 3. A Christmas Carol £2.2m
(3) 4. Harry Brown £724k
(4) 5. Up £642k
(6) 6. Fantastic Mr. Fox £454k
(5) 7. The Men Who Stare At Goats £430k
(-) 8. A Serious Man £321k
(8) 9. The Fourth Kind £181k
(-) 10. The Informant! £179k
UK RELEASES THIS WEEK
BUNNY & THE BULL
Comedy. A young shut-in takes an imaginary road trip inside his apartment, based on mementos and memories of a European trek from years before.
Director: Paul King Starring: Edward Hogg, Simon Farnaby, Richard Ayoade, Julian Barratt, Noel Fielding & Rich Fulcher.
LAW ABIDING CITIZEN
Crime thriller. A frustrated man decides to take justice into his own hands after a plea bargain sets one of his family's killers free. He targets not only the killer but also the district attorney and others involved in the deal.
Director: F. Gary Gray Starring: Gerard Butler, Jamie Foxx, Colm Meaney, Leslie Bibb, Regina Hall & Bruce McGill.
Tomatometer: 25% (Rotten; based on 127 reviews) "Unnecessarily violent and unflinchingly absurd, Law Abiding Citizen is plagued by subpar acting and a story that defies reason."
PARANOMAL ACTIVITY
Horror thriller. After moving into a suburban home, a couple becomes increasingly disturbed by a nightly demonic presence.
Director: Oren Peli Starring: Katie Featherston, Micah Sloat, Mark Fredrichs, Ashley Palmer & Amber Armstrong
Tomatometer: 84% (Fresh; based on 153 reviews) "Using its low-budget effects and mockumentary method to great result, Paranormal Activity turns a simple haunted house story into 90 minutes of relentless suspense."
