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'A Christmas Carol' Tops Friday Box Office
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This weekend is proving to be extremely busy at the box office, as a slew of new releases from big named stars hit the cineplex. Variety has the lowdown on the box office numbers for Friday.
The big winners were "Disney's A Christmas Carol" and the limited release of "Precious: Based on the Novel 'Push' by Sapphire."
Robert Zemeckis' motion-capture version of the Dickens classic took in $9 million dollars in its first day of release. The film was released in nearly 3700 theaters, including a large number of 3D and IMAX screens.
"Precious" -- which has won numerous awards on the festival circuit -- took in a stunning $585,000 from just 18 screens. This is the best for any film opening in under 100 locations. It toppled the record held by last year's "Milk," which took in $268,487 off of 34 theaters.
"The Fourth Kind", "The Men Who Stare at Goats", "This Is It" and "The Box" rounded out the Friday Top 5.
Did you go to the cineplex last night? Let us know what you saw in the comments!
Source: Variety
