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  • Avatar Conquers U.K. Cinema Chart

    12/22/09 James Cameron 's Avatar has shot to top of the U.K. box office, with the computer generated epic raking in $13.6 million (£8.5 million) in its opening weekend (19-20Dec09).  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
  • Blockbuster Video: "The Hangover" tops rental and sales list

    12/22/09 The most popular DVDs according to Blockbuster Video Canada for the period ending Dec. 20. 7 Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince 8 Night at the Museum: 9 Terminator:  |  JAM! Showbiz
  • "Avatar" Doesn’T Set Record After All 2

    12/22/09 Actual box-office receipts for Avatar turned out to be bigger than the studio's original estimates but not as big as the first revision on Monday, which would have made it the top-grossing December movie ever.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
  • Swedish film heading for record 2009

    12/22/09 Swedish films are on target for a record year, with local-language titles set to grab a 32.4% market share in the territory, up from 19% last year.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • Local ties tenuous in Europe

    12/21/09 Irish-American "Tip" O'Neill once remarked that "all politics is local," an observation that almost certainly could have bannered the movie industry across Europe this year as the runners and riders gear up for 2010.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • 'Avatar' dominates int'l boxoffice

    12/20/09 Director James Cameron's "Avatar" commanded the international circuit on the weekend, soaring to No. 1 boxoffice with $159.2 million in its opening five days from 14,461 screens in 106 territories.  |  The Hollywood Reporter
  • Avatar's the King of the Weekend!

    12/20/09 Hollywood's most expensive movie ever launched with a reported $73 million Friday-Sunday that fell short of 2009's opening-weekend record, but, with awards season and buzz primed to fuel weeks of ticket sales, set the James Cameron space epic on a course to potentially become one of Hollywood's top money-makers of all time.  |  E! Online
  • 'Avatar' Shows Promise in Midnight Launch

    12/18/09 In its midnight launch, Avatar pulled in $3.537 million at approximately 2,000 sites. 3D runs accounted for 85 percent of the gross.  |  Box Office Mojo
  • Harry Swoops Up To First Place On DVD Charts

    12/18/09 As expected, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince made its pre-Christmas debut on DVD last week and instantly bounded to the top of the Nielsen Edi VideoScan sales chart.  |  The Internet Movie Database (IMDb)
  • 'Avatar' trailer trails 'New Moon'

    12/17/09 Online film trailer views for "Avatar" increased 109% for a total of 4.7 million in anticipation of James Cameron's epic 3-D sci-fi release this weekend.  |  Variety