Movie Box Review

Taking a look back over the year through the eyes of the Box Office is an interesting way to see what the year was like. There were the big films throughout - Watchmen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Avatar, there were the surprizes: Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Taken, Zombieland and the Blind Side, and I'm sure there were bombs too but this is a look at the #1's.

Canadian Box Office
Only one film claimed the fame of three straight weeks running and that was The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and we knew the film would do well but that is extraordinary. On the flip side to that one of the biggest surprizes was Paul Blart: Mall Cop sticking out the #1 for not only it's first but also it's second week. Strong word of mouth films came were The Hangover landing the #1 spot in its 2nd week and Inglourious Basterds took the #1 spot on it's 1st and 3rd week. Longevity award goes to Slumdog Millionaire which topped the charts in it's 15th & 16th week which was the weekend before and after the Oscar Awards where it sweeped, winning 8 awards. Out of the years 52 weeks, 36 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

North American Box Office
In terms of North American Box Office, all but 13 weeks were the same between the Canadian and North American Box Office #1, three of those 13 weeks went to Tyler Perry films, and many others went to films in their debut weeks where there #1 persisted in Canada for two straight weeks. Out of the years 52 weeks, 39 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

UK Box Office
Watching the box office over in the UK has been really interesting and often the same films end up at number one but not all are released on the same weekend. It's also a great opportunity to get an idea of UK films to look forward to when they make their release over here on this side of the pond. It also had a three week running box office topper with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Out of the years 52 weeks, 33 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

Click through on date to see box office detail for the individual weeks. To see list of 2009 Box Office #1 by Weekend Gross click here.

Canadian Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Bride Wars (1st week)
Jan 16, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (1st week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2nd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Taken (1st week)
Feb 6, 2009 - He's Just Not That Into You (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Friday the 13th (2009) (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (15th week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (16th week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Watchmen (2nd week)
March 20, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
March 27, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - 17 Again (1st week)
Apr 24, 2009 - 17 Again (2nd week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Terminator Salvation (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Up (1st week)
June 5, 2009 - Up (2nd week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (2nd week)
June 19, 2009 - The Proposal (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
July 3, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2nd week)
July 31, 2009 - Funny People (1st week)
Aug 7, 2009 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (3rd week)
Sept 11, 2009 - 9 (1st week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2nd week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Zombieland (1st week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Couples Retreat (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Law Abiding Citizen (1st week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Law Abiding Citizen (2nd week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (3rd week)
Dec 11, 2009 - The Princess and the Frog (1st week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Avatar (2nd week)

North American Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Gran Torino (5th week)
Jan 16, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (1st week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2nd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Taken (1st week)
Feb 6, 2009 - He's Just Not That Into You (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Friday the 13th (2009) (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (1st week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2nd week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Race to Witch Mountain (1st week)
March 20, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
March 27, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - 17 Again (1st week)
Apr 24, 2009 - Obsessed (1st week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Up (1st week)
June 5, 2009 - The Hangover (1st week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (2nd week)
June 19, 2009 - The Proposal (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
July 3, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - G-Force (1st week)
July 31, 2009 - Funny People (1st week)
Aug 7, 2009 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - The Final Destination (2nd week)
Sept 11, 2009 - Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (1st week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2nd week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Zombieland (1st week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Couples Retreat (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Where the Wild Things Are (1st week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Paranormal Activity (1st week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - The Blind Side (3rd week)
Dec 11, 2009 - The Princess and the Frog (1st week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Avatar (2nd week)

UK Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Yes Man (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Role Models (1st week)
Jan 16, 2009 -Slumdog Millionaire (2nd week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (3rd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Slumdog Millionaire (4th week)
Feb 6, 2009 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Bolt (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Bolt (2nd week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (8th week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Marley & Me (1st week)
March 20, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
March 27, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (3rd week)
Apr 24, 2009 - State of Play (1st week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2nd week)
June 5, 2009 - Terminator Salvation (1st week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (1st week)
June 19, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 3, 2009 - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (1st week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2nd week)
July 31, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (3rd week)
Aug 7, 2009 - The Ugly Truth (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - The Time Traveller's Wife (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Sept 11, 2009 - District 9 (2nd week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Fame (2009) (1st week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Fame (2009) (2nd week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Up (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Up (2nd week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Up (3rd week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - Paranormal Activity (1st week)
Dec 11, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (6th week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (1st week)

Taking a look back over the year through the eyes of the Box Office is an interesting way to see what the year was like. There were the big films throughout - Watchmen, Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince, The Twilight Saga: New Moon and Avatar, there were the surprizes: Paul Blart: Mall Cop, Taken, Zombieland and the Blind Side, and I'm sure there were bombs too but this is a look at the #1's.

Canadian Box Office
Only one film claimed the fame of three straight weeks running and that was The Twilight Saga: New Moon, and we knew the film would do well but that is extraordinary. On the flip side to that one of the biggest surprizes was Paul Blart: Mall Cop sticking out the #1 for not only it's first but also it's second week. Strong word of mouth films came were The Hangover landing the #1 spot in its 2nd week and Inglourious Basterds took the #1 spot on it's 1st and 3rd week. Longevity award goes to Slumdog Millionaire which topped the charts in it's 15th & 16th week which was the weekend before and after the Oscar Awards where it sweeped, winning 8 awards. Out of the years 52 weeks, 36 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

North American Box Office
In terms of North American Box Office, all but 13 weeks were the same between the Canadian and North American Box Office #1, three of those 13 weeks went to Tyler Perry films, and many others went to films in their debut weeks where there #1 persisted in Canada for two straight weeks. Out of the years 52 weeks, 39 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

UK Box Office
Watching the box office over in the UK has been really interesting and often the same films end up at number one but not all are released on the same weekend. It's also a great opportunity to get an idea of UK films to look forward to when they make their release over here on this side of the pond. It also had a three week running box office topper with Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince. Out of the years 52 weeks, 33 times the #1 spot went to a film in it's debut week.

Click through on date to see box office detail for the individual weeks. To see list of 2009 Box Office #1 by Weekend Gross click here.

Canadian Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Bride Wars (1st week)
Jan 16, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (1st week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2nd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Taken (1st week)
Feb 6, 2009 - He's Just Not That Into You (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Friday the 13th (2009) (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (15th week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (16th week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Watchmen (2nd week)
March 20, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
March 27, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - 17 Again (1st week)
Apr 24, 2009 - 17 Again (2nd week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Terminator Salvation (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Up (1st week)
June 5, 2009 - Up (2nd week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (2nd week)
June 19, 2009 - The Proposal (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
July 3, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2nd week)
July 31, 2009 - Funny People (1st week)
Aug 7, 2009 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (3rd week)
Sept 11, 2009 - 9 (1st week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2nd week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Zombieland (1st week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Couples Retreat (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Law Abiding Citizen (1st week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Law Abiding Citizen (2nd week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (3rd week)
Dec 11, 2009 - The Princess and the Frog (1st week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Avatar (2nd week)

North American Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Gran Torino (5th week)
Jan 16, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (1st week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Paul Blart: Mall Cop (2nd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Taken (1st week)
Feb 6, 2009 - He's Just Not That Into You (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Friday the 13th (2009) (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (1st week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Tyler Perry's Madea Goes to Jail (2nd week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Race to Witch Mountain (1st week)
March 20, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
March 27, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Hannah Montana: The Movie (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - 17 Again (1st week)
Apr 24, 2009 - Obsessed (1st week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Up (1st week)
June 5, 2009 - The Hangover (1st week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (2nd week)
June 19, 2009 - The Proposal (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
July 3, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - G-Force (1st week)
July 31, 2009 - Funny People (1st week)
Aug 7, 2009 - G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - The Final Destination (2nd week)
Sept 11, 2009 - Tyler Perry's I Can Do Bad All By Myself (1st week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (2nd week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Zombieland (1st week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Couples Retreat (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Where the Wild Things Are (1st week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Paranormal Activity (1st week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - The Blind Side (3rd week)
Dec 11, 2009 - The Princess and the Frog (1st week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Avatar (2nd week)

UK Box Office #1's for 2009
Jan 2, 2009 - Yes Man (2nd week)
Jan 9, 2009 - Role Models (1st week)
Jan 16, 2009 -Slumdog Millionaire (2nd week)
Jan 23, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (3rd week)
Jan 30, 2009 -Slumdog Millionaire (4th week)
Feb 6, 2009 - The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (1st week)
Feb 13, 2009 - Bolt (1st week)
Feb 20, 2009 - Bolt (2nd week)
Feb 27, 2009 - Slumdog Millionaire (8th week)
March 6, 2009 - Watchmen (1st week)
March 13, 2009 - Marley & Me (1st week)
March 20, 2009 - Marley & Me (2nd week)
March 27, 2009 - Knowing (1st week)
Apr 3, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (1st week)
Apr 10, 2009 - Fast & Furious (1st week)
Apr 17, 2009 - Monsters vs. Aliens (3rd week)
Apr 24, 2009 - State of Play (1st week)
May 1, 2009 - X-Men Origins: Wolverine (1st week)
May 8, 2009 - Star Trek (1st week)
May 15, 2009 - Angels & Demons (1st week)
May 22, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (1st week)
May 29, 2009 - Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian (2nd week)
June 5, 2009 - Terminator Salvation (1st week)
June 12, 2009 - The Hangover (1st week)
June 19, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (1st week)
June 26, 2009 - Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2nd week)
July 3, 2009 - Ice Age: Dawn of the Dinosaurs (1st week)
July 10, 2009 - Brüno (1st week)
July 17, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (1st week)
July 24, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2nd week)
July 31, 2009 - Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (3rd week)
Aug 7, 2009 - The Ugly Truth (1st week)
Aug 14, 2009 - The Time Traveller's Wife (1st week)
Aug 21, 2009 - Inglourious Basterds (1st week)
Aug 28, 2009 - The Final Destination (1st week)
Sept 4, 2009 - District 9 (1st week)
Sept 11, 2009 - District 9 (2nd week)
Sept 18, 2009 - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (1st week)
Sept 25, 2009 - Fame (2009) (1st week)
Oct 2, 2009 - Fame (2009) (2nd week)
Oct 9, 2009 - Up (1st week)
Oct 16, 2009 - Up (2nd week)
Oct 23, 2009 - Up (3rd week)
Oct 30, 2009 - Michael Jackson's This Is It (1st week)
Nov 6, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (1st week)
Nov 13, 2009 - 2012 (1st week)
Nov 20, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (1st week)
Nov 27, 2009 - The Twilight Saga: New Moon (2nd week)
Dec 4, 2009 - Paranormal Activity (1st week)
Dec 11, 2009 - Disney's A Christmas Carol (6th week)
Dec 18, 2009 - Avatar (1st week)
Dec 25, 2009 - Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel (1st week)

Avatar did well in both Canada and North America over the holiday weekend, in both cases making almost as much as it did in it's first weekend of release - which is very unusual. Sherlock Holmes debuts 2nd in both cases but 3rd spot in the UK whose top place went to none other than Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel which I never would have guessed. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus had it's debut week here in Canada and landed at #12. It's strange to see that it's the last weekend of the 2009 year, it's certainly been an interesting year.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar
2. Sherlock Holmes *
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
4. It's Complicated *
5. Up In the Air
6. Nine *
7. The Princess and the Frog
8. Did You Hear About the Morgans?
9. Invictus
10. The Blind Side
11. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
12. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus *
13. 3 Idiots *
14. The Girl Who Played With Fire *
15. 2012
16. Disney's A Christmas Carol
17. The Young Victoria
18. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
19. A Single Man
20. Old Dogs

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar
2. Sherlock Holmes *
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
4. It's Complicated *
5. The Blind Side
6. Up In the Air
7. The Princess and the Frog
8. Nine
9. Did You Hear About the Morgans?
10. Invictus
11. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
12. 3 Idiots *
13. Disney's A Christmas Carol
14. Brothers
15. 2012
16. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
17. Old Dogs
18. The Young Victoria
19. The Road
20. A Single Man

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
2. Avatar
3. Sherlock Holmes *
4. 3 Idiots *
5. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
6. Nine
7. Nowhere Boy *
8. A Christmas Carol
9. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
10. Law Abiding Citizen

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

Avatar did well in both Canada and North America over the holiday weekend, in both cases making almost as much as it did in it's first weekend of release - which is very unusual. Sherlock Holmes debuts 2nd in both cases but 3rd spot in the UK whose top place went to none other than Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel which I never would have guessed. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus had it's debut week here in Canada and landed at #12. It's strange to see that it's the last weekend of the 2009 year, it's certainly been an interesting year.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar
2. Sherlock Holmes *
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
4. It's Complicated *
5. Up In the Air
6. Nine *
7. The Princess and the Frog
8. Did You Hear About the Morgans?
9. Invictus
10. The Blind Side
11. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
12. The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus *
13. 3 Idiots *
14. The Girl Who Played With Fire *
15. 2012
16. Disney's A Christmas Carol
17. The Young Victoria
18. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
19. A Single Man
20. Old Dogs

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar
2. Sherlock Holmes *
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
4. It's Complicated *
5. The Blind Side
6. Up In the Air
7. The Princess and the Frog
8. Nine
9. Did You Hear About the Morgans?
10. Invictus
11. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
12. 3 Idiots *
13. Disney's A Christmas Carol
14. Brothers
15. 2012
16. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
17. Old Dogs
18. The Young Victoria
19. The Road
20. A Single Man

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 25, 2009 weekend
1. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel *
2. Avatar
3. Sherlock Holmes *
4. 3 Idiots *
5. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold
6. Nine
7. Nowhere Boy *
8. A Christmas Carol
9. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
10. Law Abiding Citizen

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

James Cameron's latest film, Avatar debuts at #1 on the Canadian, North American and UK charts this week. It's been a long time coming and people have been keeping watchful eyes on how it's doing:

Here in Canada Avatar's weekend gross was $6.26M placing it as the fourth highest debut of the 2009 (after The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $10M, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at $8M and X-Men Origins: Wolverine at $6.41M).

In North America it's weekend gross was $77M placing it as the 5th biggest weekend gross of 2009 behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($142.84M), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($112M), X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($87M) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($77.84M).

Overall it looks like it did great over in the UK where the weekend gross was £8.5M placing it 2nd only to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which brought in a whopping £19.7M back in July.


Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. The Princess and the Frog
3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4. Did You Hear About the Morgans? *
5. The Blind Side
6. Invictus
7. Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. The Metropolitan Opera: Les contes d'Hoffmann
9. Bells Are Ringing
10. 2012
11. Brothers
12. Old Dogs
13. Armored
14. Planet 51
15. Ninja Assassin
16. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
17. The Young Victoria *
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox
19. The Road
20. Broken Embraces *
Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. The Princess and the Frog
3. The Blind Side
4. Did You Hear About the Morgans? *
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
6. Invictus
7. Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. Up In the Air
9. Brothers
10. Old Dogs
11. 2012
12. Armored
13. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
14. Ninja Assassin
15. Planet 51
16. The Road
17. Everybody's Fine
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox
19. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
20. Nine *
Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold *
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Nativity!
5. Planet 51
6. Where the Wild Things Are
7. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
8. Law Abiding Citizen
9. Paranormal Activity
10. 2012

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

James Cameron's latest film, Avatar debuts at #1 on the Canadian, North American and UK charts this week. It's been a long time coming and people have been keeping watchful eyes on how it's doing:

Here in Canada Avatar's weekend gross was $6.26M placing it as the fourth highest debut of the 2009 (after The Twilight Saga: New Moon at $10M, Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen at $8M and X-Men Origins: Wolverine at $6.41M).

In North America it's weekend gross was $77M placing it as the 5th biggest weekend gross of 2009 behind The Twilight Saga: New Moon ($142.84M), Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen ($112M), X-Men Origins: Wolverine ($87M) and Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince ($77.84M).

Overall it looks like it did great over in the UK where the weekend gross was £8.5M placing it 2nd only to Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince which brought in a whopping £19.7M back in July.


Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. The Princess and the Frog
3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4. Did You Hear About the Morgans? *
5. The Blind Side
6. Invictus
7. Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. The Metropolitan Opera: Les contes d'Hoffmann
9. Bells Are Ringing
10. 2012
11. Brothers
12. Old Dogs
13. Armored
14. Planet 51
15. Ninja Assassin
16. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
17. The Young Victoria *
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox
19. The Road
20. Broken Embraces *
Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. The Princess and the Frog
3. The Blind Side
4. Did You Hear About the Morgans? *
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
6. Invictus
7. Disney's A Christmas Carol
8. Up In the Air
9. Brothers
10. Old Dogs
11. 2012
12. Armored
13. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
14. Ninja Assassin
15. Planet 51
16. The Road
17. Everybody's Fine
18. Fantastic Mr. Fox
19. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
20. Nine *
Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 18, 2009 weekend
1. Avatar *
2. St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold *
3. A Christmas Carol
4. Nativity!
5. Planet 51
6. Where the Wild Things Are
7. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
8. Law Abiding Citizen
9. Paranormal Activity
10. 2012

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

December is getting all sweet on us as the top spots go to Disney's two latest films: The Princess and the Frog in Canada & North America and A Christmas Carol springs back to the top in the UK in it's 6th week there. Here in Canada The Twilight Saga: New Moon slips from first to second place for the first time since release where it held the top spot for three weeks running. I'm thrilled to see the limited release of A Single Man hit the Canadian charts, even if it was at 20. Hopefully it will gain wider release and audience will continue to grow. Where The Wild Things Are makes a strong UK debut at #2. Will be interesting to see how things do next weekend after as the Golden Globes nominations have been announced.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. The Princess and the Frog *
2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3. Disney's A Christmas Carol
4. The Blind Side
5. Invictus *
6. Brothers
7. 2012
8. Old Dogs
9. Armored
10. Planet 51
11. Up In the Air
12. Ninja Assassin
13. Fantastic Mr. Fox
14. The Road
15. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
16. Everybody's Fine
17. The Canadiens, Forever
18. Noémie : The Secret
19. Law Abiding Citizen
20. A Single Man *

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. The Princess and the Frog
2. The Blind Side
3. Invictus *
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol
6. Brothers
7. Old Dogs
8. 2012
9. Armored
10. Ninja Assassin
11. Up In the Air
12. Planet 51
13. Everybody's Fine
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox
15. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
16. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
17. The Road
18. An Education
19. Couples Retreat
20. Larger Than Life In 3D: Dave Matthews Band

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. A Christmas Carol
2. Where the Wild Things Are *
3. Planet 51
4. Paranormal Activity
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
6. Nativity!
7. Law Abiding Citizen
8. 2012
9. The Box
10. A Serious Man

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

December is getting all sweet on us as the top spots go to Disney's two latest films: The Princess and the Frog in Canada & North America and A Christmas Carol springs back to the top in the UK in it's 6th week there. Here in Canada The Twilight Saga: New Moon slips from first to second place for the first time since release where it held the top spot for three weeks running. I'm thrilled to see the limited release of A Single Man hit the Canadian charts, even if it was at 20. Hopefully it will gain wider release and audience will continue to grow. Where The Wild Things Are makes a strong UK debut at #2. Will be interesting to see how things do next weekend after as the Golden Globes nominations have been announced.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. The Princess and the Frog *
2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3. Disney's A Christmas Carol
4. The Blind Side
5. Invictus *
6. Brothers
7. 2012
8. Old Dogs
9. Armored
10. Planet 51
11. Up In the Air
12. Ninja Assassin
13. Fantastic Mr. Fox
14. The Road
15. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
16. Everybody's Fine
17. The Canadiens, Forever
18. Noémie : The Secret
19. Law Abiding Citizen
20. A Single Man *

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. The Princess and the Frog
2. The Blind Side
3. Invictus *
4. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol
6. Brothers
7. Old Dogs
8. 2012
9. Armored
10. Ninja Assassin
11. Up In the Air
12. Planet 51
13. Everybody's Fine
14. Fantastic Mr. Fox
15. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
16. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
17. The Road
18. An Education
19. Couples Retreat
20. Larger Than Life In 3D: Dave Matthews Band

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 11, 2009 weekend
1. A Christmas Carol
2. Where the Wild Things Are *
3. Planet 51
4. Paranormal Activity
5. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
6. Nativity!
7. Law Abiding Citizen
8. 2012
9. The Box
10. A Serious Man

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

No agreement at the box office this week with three different films taking top honours in Canada, North America and the UK: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Blind Side and Paranormal Activity, respectively. Up in the Air also hits the charts this week, which is impressive given it's current limited release. Over in the UK The Descent: Part 2 lands the #9 spot, no specific release date for the film on this side of the pond beyond '2010' in the States, but fingers are crossed to see that one.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. The Blind Side
3. Disney's A Christmas Carol
4. 2012
5. Brothers *
6. Old Dogs
7. Planet 51
8. Armored *
9. Ninja Assassin
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
11. The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
12. The Road
13. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
14. Everybody's Fine *
15. Law Abiding Citizen
16. The Canadiens, Forever *
17. Up in the Air *
18. The Men Who Stare at Goats
19. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
20. An Education

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. The Blind Side
2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3. Brothers *
4. Disney's A Christmas Carol
5. Old Dogs
6. 2012
7. Armored *
8. Ninja Assassin
9. Planet 51
10. Everybody's Fine *
11. Fantastic Mr. Fox
12. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
13. Up in the Air *
14. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
15. The Road
16. The Princess and the Frog
17. An Education
18. The Men Who Stare at Goats
19. Pirate Radio
20. Couples Retreat

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. Paranormal Activity
2. A Christmas Carol
3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4. Planet 51 *
5. Law Abiding Citizen
6. 2012
7. Nativity!
8. The Box *
9. The Descent: Part 2 *
10. A Serious Man

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

No agreement at the box office this week with three different films taking top honours in Canada, North America and the UK: The Twilight Saga: New Moon, The Blind Side and Paranormal Activity, respectively. Up in the Air also hits the charts this week, which is impressive given it's current limited release. Over in the UK The Descent: Part 2 lands the #9 spot, no specific release date for the film on this side of the pond beyond '2010' in the States, but fingers are crossed to see that one.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. The Blind Side
3. Disney's A Christmas Carol
4. 2012
5. Brothers *
6. Old Dogs
7. Planet 51
8. Armored *
9. Ninja Assassin
10. Fantastic Mr. Fox
11. The Metropolitan Opera: Turandot
12. The Road
13. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
14. Everybody's Fine *
15. Law Abiding Citizen
16. The Canadiens, Forever *
17. Up in the Air *
18. The Men Who Stare at Goats
19. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
20. An Education

Top 20 Movies in North America for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. The Blind Side
2. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
3. Brothers *
4. Disney's A Christmas Carol
5. Old Dogs
6. 2012
7. Armored *
8. Ninja Assassin
9. Planet 51
10. Everybody's Fine *
11. Fantastic Mr. Fox
12. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
13. Up in the Air *
14. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
15. The Road
16. The Princess and the Frog
17. An Education
18. The Men Who Stare at Goats
19. Pirate Radio
20. Couples Retreat

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the December 4, 2009 weekend
1. Paranormal Activity
2. A Christmas Carol
3. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
4. Planet 51 *
5. Law Abiding Citizen
6. 2012
7. Nativity!
8. The Box *
9. The Descent: Part 2 *
10. A Serious Man

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info

This week The Twilight Saga: New Moon continues to top the Canadian, North American and UK box office in it's second week and has a current gross of $476 million worldwide. The US Thanksgiving releases of Old Dogs, Ninja Assassin and Fantastic Mr. Fox and land in the first 10 spots in their first week and The Road debuts at #10 in Canadian and North American, however won't be released for another several weeks in the UK where it will hit screens on January 8, 2010. Paranormal Activity makes it's UK debut and lands in the #2 spot, go go indie horror! It was also nominated for best first feature for the Spirit Awards.

Top 20 Movies in Canada for the November 27, 2009 weekend
1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. 2012
3. The Blind Side
4. Old Dogs *
5. Ninja Assassin *
6. Disney's A Christmas Carol
7. Planet 51
8. Fantastic Mr. Fox *
9. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
10. The Road *
11. Law Abiding Citizen
12. The Men Who Stare at Goats
13. Couples Retreat
14. Pirate Radio
15. Paranormal Activity
16. Michael Jackson's This Is It
17. De Dana Dan *
18. An Education
19. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
20. Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans

Top 20 Movies in North America for the November 27, 2009 weekend
1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. The Blind Side
3. 2012
4. Old Dogs *
5. Disney's A Christmas Carol
6. Ninja Assassin *
7. Planet 51
8. Precious: Based on the Novel Push by Sapphire
9. Fantastic Mr. Fox
10. The Road *
11. The Men Who Stare at Goats
12. The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day
13. Pirate Radio
14. Couples Retreat
15. An Education
16. Ethiopian Live Comedy Show
17. Law Abiding Citizen
18. The Princess and the Frog *
19. The Fourth Kind
20. Paranormal Activity

Top 10 Movies in the UK for the November 27, 2009 weekend
1. The Twilight Saga: New Moon
2. Paranormal Activity *
3. A Christmas Carol
4. 2012
5. Law Abiding Citizen *
6. Nativity! *
7. Harry Brown
8. Up
9. De Dana Dan *
10. A Serious Man

* indicates opening weekend in noted location, red text indicates Canadian film release

Source: Canada & North America info, UK info