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Avatar exceeds expectations in UK to corner the Christmas market

5 hours ago | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

James Cameron's 3D epic beat Sherlock Holmes and Alvin and the Chipmunks this holiday, and gave Sam Taylor-Wood's Nowhere Boy and Rob Marshall's Nine a positive whipping

The winner

Given Avatar's epic duration and the limited number of 3D screens in the UK, the film's box office performance was always likely to be more long haul than quick burn. But takings of £5.94m on its third weekend go far beyond expectations. For comparison, third-weekend takings on Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince – by some distance, 2009's biggest UK box office hit – were £2.92m. After 17 days on release, Avatar has taken a nifty £32.82m, but it's the film's earnings potential, rather than sums grossed so far, that have got the industry excited. The 17-day figure is hardly record-breaking, but much more significant is that Avatar has hardly dipped from its opening weekend of £6.67m; until it starts showing declines, »

- Charles Gant

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Contest: Looking for a Job? - Become a Celebuzz Guest Blogger & Make $700!

19 hours ago | Celebuzz.com | See recent Celebuzz news »

Trying to find your way in the world? Looking for a job? Love? To Find Yourself? Well, Celebuzz can help you with two out of three (you're on your own with the love thing) and we'll even float (right cause “flow” doesn’t make sense?) some money your way in the process! To celebrate the DVD release of the Alexis Bledel comedy Post Grad (out on DVD 1/12), we're giving you an opportunity to become a Celebuzz Guest Blogger, and make $700! How to Enter: Most people assume that chronicling the comings and goings of the show-biz elite requires a specialized degree of some »

- Celebuzz

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This week's new cinema previews

1 January 2010 4:06 PM, PST | The Guardian - Film News | See recent The Guardian - Film News news »

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(David Mackenzie, 2009, Us) Ashton Kutcher, Anne Heche, Margarita Levieva. 97 mins

Rising Scottish director Mackenzie (Young Adam, Hallam Foe) goes stateside, and like many before him, focuses on the soulless superficiality of the Los Angeles lifestyle. Some might say Kutcher playing an ambitious himbo who targets older women was hardly a stretch, but he proves he can actually act here, as he demonstrates his calculated seduction technique by hooking up with Anne Heche and installing himself in her luxurious apartment. But then he meets his match (Levieva), and might just be falling in love, which is where the story starts to come apart a little, ultimately being neither sufficiently deep nor superficial. Still, it's a stylish, contemporary satire with a few surprises up its sleeve – or should that be down its pants?

Did You Hear About The Morgans? (PG)

(Marc Lawrence, 2009, Us) Sarah Jessica Parker, Hugh Grant, Sam Elliott. 104 mins »

- Steve Rose

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