"Four Christmases" Rings in Box-Office Cheer...Again!
Call "Four Christmases" whatever you want -- predictable, cliched, boring, pedantic -- but American moviegoers are trying to laugh, and wanting to bring in the Holidays by putting the Vince Vaughn/Reese Witherspoon starrer back to No. 1 for the second week in a row!
The hit comedy rang up $18.2 million, raising its 12-day total to $70.8 million. So yes, Vaughn, with last year's "Fred Claus," is now officially the Holiday star. Sorry Tim Allen!
And get this, forget the economic crisis we're experiencing. The top 12 movies took in $77.5 million, a 6 percent increase from the same weekend last year!
Meanwhile, "Twilight" and "Bolt" continue to duke it out! The vampire romance took in $13.2 million to capture the second slot, while the Disney animated flick grabbed $9.7 million for the third spot.
The box-office feel good story of the weekend?
Ron Howard's excellent flick, "Frost/Nixon" opened huge in limited release, taking in $180,147 in just 3, THREE, theaters y'all!
Its per screen average? $60,049 per cinema compared to "Four Christmases'" $5,451 per theater average.
Watch "Frost/Nixon" when it opens in theaters near you, it's one of the year's best!
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( 3 / 395 )Director Ron Howard crafted one of the best films of the year with "Frost/Nixon." A humanizing portrait of the fallen president, loaded with great performances!
RON HOWARD INTERVIEW FOR "FROST/NIXON"
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( 3 / 392 )Frank Langella gave one of the best performances of the year playing Richard Nixon in Frost/Nixon. He's captivating, mesmerizing, and his performance humanizes the fallen president.
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( 3 / 406 )Michael Sheen is fantastic as the featherweight journalist, David Frost, in the new film Frost/Nixon. He matches Frank Langella's fireworks and intensity.
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( 3 / 411 )This was a fun, and giggle-filled interview.
The three folks, Sam Rockwell, Matthew Macfayden, and Oliver Platt, just got back from their lunch, and filled with giggles...
I had a blast talking to them...and they apologize toward the end...which honestly, no apologies needed
Here you go, have fun!
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