James Cameron's Avatar soared to No. 1 with $73 million domestically and $159.2 million overseas, for a $232.2 million worldwide total. The film cost an estimated $400 million to make.
A massive snowstorm on the East Coast kept many people at home, cutting into overall weekend movie business -- and preventing Avatar from breaking the December opening record of $77.2 million set two years ago by Will Smith's I Am Legend.
A review of Up in the Air can be found by clicking on the Film Reviews archive image at left.
All figures are industry estimates. Actual figures are released on Monday.
Monday, 12/21 Update -- Avatar tally bumped up from $73 million to $77 million
Sources: Nielsen EDI, ew.com, AP, Variety
Reviews of Brothers and It's Complicated (opening Christmas Day) will be posted here soon.
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