"The Twilight Saga: New Moon" has earned $ 42.5 Million last weekend and has reached the top at the box office. Summit Entertainment's "Twilight" sequel has remained No. 1 and has overshadowed the real life football drama "The Blind Side". "The Blind Side" had a great second weekend with $40.1 million coming in at No. 2 just behind "New Moon".
Both the movies are giving a tough competition to each other on the box office. Hollywood.com box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian has said that, Wednesday to Sunday has earned an estimated $275 million. It has surpassed the previous record of $244.4 million set in 2000, when "Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas" and "Unbreakable" topped the box office.
"We're going to buzz past it" said Dergarabedian. Disney's family comedy "Old Dogs," starring Robin Williams and John Travolta came in at No. 4 with $16.8 million for the three-day weekend and $24.1 million since opening Wednesday. Action tale "Ninja Assassin" opened at No. 6 with $13.1 million over the weekend. The film stars Korean pop star Rain and Naomie Harris.
An animated comedy "Fantastic Mr. Fox" by the 20th Century Fox has pulled in $7 million to finish at No. 9. George Clooney has lent his voice in the film. "New Moon" raised its domestic total to $230.7 million after just 10 days. The movie's worldwide gross stands at $473.7 million.
An adaptation of Stephenie Meyer's book, "New Moon", stars Kristen Stewart, Robert Pattinson and Taylor Lautner. The story is about teen heartache among a school girl, a vampire and a werewolf.
Head of distribution for Summit, Richie Fay said, "We always hesitated to compare ourselves to 'Harry Potter,' but the numbers do speak for themselves". On the other side, "The Blind Side" is drawing equal audiences among men and women and finding fans from ages 8 to 80, said Andrew Kosove, co-founder and co-chief executive officer of Alcon Entertainment. Kosove said, "Even though Michael Oher is a football player, and football is a part of the story, the movie is really not a sports movie. It's a family movie".
"The Blind Side" has lifted its 10-day total to $100.3 million and has already generated Academy Awards buzz. The final figures of earning amount among these movies will release today. The top ten lists is given below:
1. "The Twilight Saga: New Moon," $42.5 million.
2. "The Blind Side," $40.1 million.
3. "2012," $18 million.
4. "Old Dogs," $16.8 million.
5. "Disney's A Christmas Carol," $16 million.
6. "Ninja Assassin," $13.1 million.
7. "Planet 51," $10.2 million.
8. "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' By Sapphire," $7.1 million.
9. "Fantastic Mr. Fox," $7 million.
10. "The Men Who Stare at Goats," $1.5 million.
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