"Four Christmases" Wins Again, "Frost/Nixon" Opens Huge

LOS ANGELES — "Four Christmases" dug in for a long holiday stay at theaters, remaining the top movie for a second straight weekend with $16.8 million.

The top 20 movies at U.S. and Canadian theaters Friday through Sunday, followed by distribution studio, gross, number of theater locations, average receipts per location, total gross and number of weeks in release, as compiled Monday by Media By Numbers LLC:

1. "Four Christmases," Warner Bros., $16,755,478, 3,335 locations, $5,024 average, $69,418,170, two weeks.

2. "Twilight," Summit Entertainment, $13,046,722, 3,620 locations, $3,604 average, $138,402,068, three weeks.

3. "Bolt," Disney, $9,796,149, 3,516 locations, $2,786 average, $79,381,422, three weeks.

4. "Australia," Fox, $7,050,261, 2,721 locations, $2,591 average, $30,919,097, two weeks.

5. "Quantum of Solace," Sony, $6,752,390, 3,423 locations, $1,973 average, $151,620,134, four weeks.

6. "Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa," Paramount, $5,079,120, 3,317 locations, $1,531 average, $165,653,852, five weeks.

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7. "Transporter 3," Lionsgate, $4,668,898, 2,626 locations, $1,778 average, $25,549,454, two weeks.

8. "Punisher: War Zone," Lionsgate, $4,271,451, 2,508 locations, $1,703 average, $4,271,451, one week.

9. "Cadillac Records," Sony, $3,445,559, 687 locations, $5,015 average, $3,445,559, one week.

10. "Role Models," Universal, $2,574,460, 1,907 locations, $1,350 average, $61,617,805, five weeks.

11. "Milk," Focus, $1,834,914, 99 locations, $18,534 average, $4,284,465, two weeks.

12. "Slumdog Millionaire," Fox Searchlight, $1,402,176, 78 locations, $17,977 average, $5,339,510, four weeks.

13. "The Boy in the Striped Pajamas," Miramax, $1,031,036, 678 locations, $1,521 average, $6,657,280, five weeks.

14. "Changeling," Universal, $501,070, 681 locations, $736 average, $34,683,447, seven weeks.

15. "Nobel Son," Freestyle Releasing, $333,912, 893 locations, $374 average, $333,912, one week.

16. "Rachel Getting Married," Sony Pictures Classics, $285,331, 170 locations, $1,678 average, $9,226,246, 10 weeks.

17. "Fireproof," Samuel Goldwyn, $251,459, 499 locations, $504 average, $32,678,691, 11 weeks.

18. "High School Musical 3: Senior Year," Disney, $244,722, 632 locations, $387 average, $89,132,272, seven weeks.

19. "Zack and Miri Make a Porno," Weinstein Co., $226,098, 275 locations, $822 average, $30,839,277, six weeks.

20. "The Secret Life of Bees," Fox Searchlight, $217,469, 432 locations, $503 average, $36,994,417, eight weeks.

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Universal Pictures, Focus Features and Rogue Pictures are owned by NBC Universal, a unit of General Electric Co.; Sony Pictures, Sony Screen Gems and Sony Pictures Classics are units of Sony Corp.; DreamWorks, Paramount and Paramount Classics are divisions of Viacom Inc.; Disney's parent is The Walt Disney Co.; Miramax is a division of The Walt Disney Co.; 20th Century Fox, Fox Searchlight Pictures and Fox Atomic are owned by News Corp.; Warner Bros., New Line, Warner Independent and Picturehouse are units of Time Warner Inc.; MGM is owned by a consortium of Providence Equity Partners, Texas Pacific Group, Sony Corp., Comcast Corp., DLJ Merchant Banking Partners and Quadrangle Group; Lionsgate is owned by Lionsgate Entertainment Corp.; IFC Films is owned by Rainbow Media Holdings, a subsidiary of Cablevision Systems Corp.

Comments

[GreenSpot]

"Four Christmases" is a horrible movie.

Vince Vaughn and Reese Witherspoon must be desperate for money.

[bpowell1]

I think Cadillac records would have done better if they had not put Beyonce in their. People are tired of her portraying every black women from the past. There are to many great actresses out there for this mess. I think Jill Scott or Queen Latifah would have been great in this role. To be perfectly honest I think that new singer Adele I don't know her last name from England would have been good in this role. Because Etta is bi-racial I think she could have pulled it off as well. Beyonce is not a good actress she's not even a decent actress and people are tired of her getting every role for black women.

[harriettubman]

Why do some movies open in select theaters only? Why not put them out there to compete with the rest of the movies? I never understood that.

As for Frost/Nixon, I've seen some clips and it looks good. Makes us realize the deceit that American leaders have continued from slavery, Jim Crow, segregration, Civil Rights to the assassination of a few figures in the 60s to now. I wonder what else we'll find out? Probably the deceit that led to the Iraqi war too.

[politicogal2]

Great films for Holiday Season. How about some nostalgia? Remember the TV show Peyton Place?
Read more about the true story at the "Vaboomer Blog".

[frenchie25]

I've got an axe to gri d with Cadillac Records and Executive Producer, Beyonce Knowles. How can you possibly paint a picture of Chess Records - even with broad strokes - without even mentioning Bo Diddley?!!!

The stories of the Chess brothers' thievery are legendary, especially regarding Bo. The idea that these con artists gave their acts Cadillacs when they scored a hit is BS. The acts got cars instead of royalties.. Since most of the acts were African Americans from the deep south and could not read or write they didn't know any better. Knowing this the Chess brothers took full advantage of each and every musician so that they could line their own pockets. With this movie, the acts like Bo are being ripped off again. In that sense, maybe it's better that he's not in it. He's probably (rockin' and) rolling in his grave.

RIP Bo.

[ZimboChick]

u actually paid to watch it?

[frenchie25]

Uh, that would be no.

[mec57]

I am looking forward to seeing Frost/Nixon...David Frost told a reporter the other day that if he is remembered for asking incisive questions he will be a happy man. Frank Langella is a superb actor, and I think he and Sean Penn will be major contenders for Best Actor this year...MILK looks phenomenal.

[LMPE]

Merrily they roll along.