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 BOX OFFICE ROUNDUP 
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Christmas Comes Early

'Precious' shatters record for per-location average

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(Newser) – The stop-motion version of A Christmas Carol topped the weekend box office, opening with a $31 million haul. The figure is a slight disappointment, on the low end of the projected range for the family-friendly flick, reports Variety. The Michael Jackson documentary This is It lost 40% off last week's chart-topping opening, raking in $14 million. Buzz machine Precious opened at just 18 locations and broke the record for per-location average with total ticket sales of $1.8 million.

The top five:

  1. A Christmas Carol, $31 million
  2. Michael Jackson's This Is It, $14 million
  3. The Men Who Stare at Goats, $13.3 million
  4. The Fourth Kind, $12.5 million
  5. Paranormal Activity, $8.6 million

In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown carrying Tiny Tim, voiced by Gary Oldman, in a scene from
In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown carrying Tiny Tim, voiced by Gary Oldman, in a scene from "A Christmas Carol."   (AP Photo/Disney, ImageMovers Digital LLC)
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vendetta
Nov 8, 09 2:12 PM CST
You released another christmas carol (there are like 20 now) in Nov, with jim carrey. It does not take a genius to see this box office poison comming. Reply
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drlarrymitchell
Nov 8, 09 3:33 PM CST
'A Christmas Carol' has been done to death. I wish they'd leave it alone for a few generations for others to discover in the future, via the output that is ALREADY THERE. Reply
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jfcd
Nov 8, 09 3:36 PM CST
i went on friday to watch a christmas carol on 3d, it was awesome :) though i agree, it has been done so many times..... Reply
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sound1down
Nov 8, 09 5:06 PM CST
I think the person who wrote the blurb to this story needs to look up what 'stop-motion' is. Reply
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Jes
Nov 8, 09 8:02 PM CST
Dear Newser, Stop motion and CGI are to extremely different animation practices, both in visual style, shooting style, and practice. The new movie is CGI, not stop motion. Hugs and kisses, Jes Reply
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