As it gets closer to the opening of Will Smith's new movie, we're going to give a little more weight to the IMax screenings and that special early footage from Christopher Nolan's The Dark Knight, which should be worth another $3 to 5 million for the weekend even opening in a December weekend where things usually slow down. (There just hasn't been a big movie since Enchanted a few weeks back so we're probably due another hit.) With Smith's movie taking over the IMAX screens, Robert Zemeckis' Beowulf loses nearly half its theaters and is likely to crash down to the bottom of the Top 10 without much chance of picking things up over the weekend.
1. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) - $50.6 million N/A (up $3 million)
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks (20th Century Fox) - $15.7 million (up .4 million)
3. The Golden Compass (New Line) - $13.7 million -47%
4. Enchanted (Disney) - $6.6 million -38%
5. The Perfect Holiday (Yari Film Group) - $4.3 million N/A
6. No Country for Old Men (Miramax) - $3.3 million -20% (down .1)
7. Fred Claus (Warner Bros) - $3.1 million -28% (up .2)
8. This Christmas (Sony/Screen Gems) - $3.1 million -39% (up .1)
9. August Rush (Warner Bros.) - $2.3 million -38% (same)
10. Beowulf (Paramount) - $2.1 million -53% (down .3)
