'Avatar' can't beat Harry
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December 23, 2009, Wednesday
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DIRECTOR James Cameron's new movie "Avatar," considered one of the most expensive films made, dominated the British box office on its first weekend but failed to reach the 10 million-pound mark.
The story of a man sent to infiltrate an alien race made 8.5 million pounds (US$13.6 million), according to Screen International yesterday, less than last month's vampire sequel "New Moon," which took 11.68 million pounds, and well down from this year's British record opening of 19.8 million pounds set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
Film studio 20th Century Fox has said it spent US$237 million to make the movie, but some newspaper reports have estimated it cost at least US$300 million.
Coming in second was "St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold," about the girls of St Trinian's searching for pirate treasure.
Last week's chart-topper, Walt Disney's high-tech adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," was down at three, just above "Nativity," about two schools competing through Christmas plays, which rose two places to four.
"Planet 51," the story of an alien race living the life of 1950s America, was down two spots at five, with "Where the Wild Things Are," about a boy trying to bring happiness to a magic kingdom, slipping four places to six.
The story of a man sent to infiltrate an alien race made 8.5 million pounds (US$13.6 million), according to Screen International yesterday, less than last month's vampire sequel "New Moon," which took 11.68 million pounds, and well down from this year's British record opening of 19.8 million pounds set by "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince."
Film studio 20th Century Fox has said it spent US$237 million to make the movie, but some newspaper reports have estimated it cost at least US$300 million.
Coming in second was "St Trinian's 2: The Legend of Fritton's Gold," about the girls of St Trinian's searching for pirate treasure.
Last week's chart-topper, Walt Disney's high-tech adaptation of Charles Dickens' "A Christmas Carol," was down at three, just above "Nativity," about two schools competing through Christmas plays, which rose two places to four.
"Planet 51," the story of an alien race living the life of 1950s America, was down two spots at five, with "Where the Wild Things Are," about a boy trying to bring happiness to a magic kingdom, slipping four places to six.
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