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Box Office: 'Dear John' topples 'Avatar' on Friday. Will it win weekend?
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Will "Avatar's" hold on the box office finally come to an end?James Cameron's nine-time Oscar nominated epic "Avatar" finished second to the Nicholas Sparks-penned love story "Dear John" on Friday night (Feb. 6), bringing in $6.2 million to "John's" $13.8 million.
These estimates put "Dear John" on track to be the first movie to win a weekend since "Avatar" hit theaters back in December.
It wouldn't be the first time a movie beat "Avatar" on an individual day, though. "Sherlock Holmes" opened on Christmas Day to $24.9 million, besting "Avatar's" Christmas Day haul of $23.5 million.
However, the Christmas holiday weekend still went to "Avatar." That weekend domination continued for the next five weeks in a row, bringing "Avatar's" grand total to seven weekends at the top of the box office.
Will "Dear John's" numbers hold through Sunday to finally topple "Avatar?" We think the numbers will hold, but if they don't... that's an eight-peat for "Avatar."
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God, I hope not. Avatar may not have the world's most original script, but it'll be really sad if an idiotic chick flick like 'Dear John' is the first movie to take down Avatar.
I hope "Dear John" tops "Avatar". Terrible movie.
Eh, it's about time something did. Bring on the new.
It wouldn't be the first time a movie beat "Avatar" on an individual day, though. "Sherlock Holmes" opened on Christmas Day to $24.9 million, besting "Avatar's" Christmas Day haul of $23.5 million.
True, but that was not even $1.5 million and when "Book of Eli" beat "Avatar" on its opening day it was only about $1.3 million and "Dear John" nearly doubled "Avatar"'s box office on Friday. I think "Dear John" may have a chance.
Actually I stand corrected ... "DJ" MORE THAN DOUBLED "Avatar"'s box office take on Friday. Love it ... just love it!!
this is kind of depressing. I knew it would happen this week or next week but dear john does not deserve to be known as the movie that took down avatar. And its friday take is strong enough to do so even with the superbowl on friday.
Im not even a huge avatar fan and i dont mind romances but this movie looks way too melodramatic and something appealing to a narrow demographic.
if avatar is pathetic then what is dear john? certianly not a better movie. Avatar is no masterpiece but im sure its better and less "pathetic" then dear john.
LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL, LOL!!
*Doing the happy dance*
If it doesn't happen this week, it will certainly happen next week as couples head out to see "Valentine's Day" for...well, Valentine's Day.
... but im sure its better and less "pathetic" then dear john
That's a matter of opinion and one I quite frankly disagree with.