Box Office Thoughts for the Weekend of December 12, 2008

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The Day the Earth Stood Still topped the box office this weekend with an estimated gross of $31M. After two weeks at the top, Four Christmases dropped to second place with an estimated gross of $13.3M.

The only other new film to break the top ten was Nothing Like the Holidays, which opened in seventh place with an estimated $3.5M.

As for a trio of films opening in limited release, Doubt opened in nineteenth with an estimated gross of $225K, Grand Torino opened in twentieth with an estimated $284K, and The Reader opened in twenty-forth with an estimated $170K.

And that’s the box office thoughts for this week.

Sean Patrick Kelly

Sean Patrick Kelly is a Toronto-based freelance film critic and blogger with a Bachelor of Arts in Cinema and Media Studies from York University. Since founding his site in 2004, Sean has shared his passion for cinema through insightful reviews and commentary. His work has also been featured in prominent outlets, including Toronto Film Scene, HuffPost Canada, Screen Anarchy, ScreenRant, and Rue Morgue Magazine.