It’s no surprise Avatar will win its sixth weekend in a row becoming the first film to manage that feat since James Cameron’s last film, Titanic, did it in the 1997-98 frame. It will overtake The Dark Knight as the #2 domestic release of all-time this weekend as well as eclipse Titanic as the foreign box-office king of the world.
Avatar pulled in another $9.1 million on Friday and will likely hit $34 million for the weekend bringing its total near $550 million domestically. The film’s worldwide earnings were $1.173 billion as of Thursday and Fox International’s senior vp of sales and strategic planning, Craig Dehmel, told The Hollywood Reporter, “We expect Avatar to pass ‘Titanic’ at the international box office (on Saturday).” Titanic‘s international number is $1.242 billion.
As for the weekend newcomers, Legion takes the crown as winner with a $6.7 million Friday and an anticipated $18 million weekend while The Tooth Fairy, the for-kids feature starring The Rock landed like one with an estimated $5.3 million and what will likely be a $16 million weekend. While Legion will come close to RopeofSilicon Box-Office Oracle Laremy Legel’s prediction of $19 million it appears Tooth Fairy will fall about $5 million short of the $21 million Laremy presumed.
The weekend’s other new film, Extraordinary Measures, did even worse with an estimated $2 million on Friday and what is likely to be a $7-8 million weekend. Personally the film looked like a made-for-TV feature with bigger stars, which is hardly appealing.
After $32 million last week, it looks like The Book of Eli will enjoy a 50% slice as it earned $4.9 million on Friday and what is likely to be a $15 million weekend.
The complete list of Friday estimates, courtesy of Variety can be found directly below and Laremy will be here Sunday with a complete wrap-up.
- Avatar – $9.1 million
- Legion – $6.7 million
- The Book of Eli – $4.9 million
- The Tooth Fairy – $5.3 million
- The Lovely Bones – $2.6 million
- Extraordinary Measures – $2 million
- Sherlock Holmes – $1.97 million
- It’s Complicated – $1.76 million
- Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel – $1.4 million
- The Blind Side – $1.2 million
