Ticket disposals at the box office in North America plunged this
weekend as pre-Christmas snow undermined openings of two new movies
starring Jim Carrey and Will Smith, according to preliminary box
office figures released on Sunday. Jim Carrey comedy "Yes Man" debuted
in the number one at box office in U.S. and Canadian theaters with 18
million dollars in projected sales over the three-day period, Los
Angeles-based box office following firm Media By Numbers stated.
Ticket sales at the box office in North America plunged this weekend
as pre-Christmas snow undermined openings of two new movies leading
Jim Carrey and Will Smith
U.S actor Jim Carrey gets ready to toss a Christmas tree into the
crowd as he arrives for the Spanish premiere of "Yes Man" in downtown
Madrid Dec. 11, 2008. Ticket sales at the box office in North United
States of America dived this weekend as pre-Christmas snow undermined
openings of two new movies starring Jim Carrey and Will Smith.
The Warner Bros. manufacture entered the Christmas cinema derby as
"another holiday hit" for the 46-year-old rubber-faced comedian, the
firm said. Warner's comedy "Four Christmases" has been on show in
theaters for three weeks with strong shows.
Debuting in second place was Sony/Columbia drama "Seven Pounds"
starring Will Smith. The film is expected to sell 16 million dollars
worth of tickets over the weekend with an audience that is55 percent
female.
Another new release over the weekend, the mouse cartoon "The Tale
of Desperaux" from Universal, debuted in third with an estimated 10.5
million dollars in ticket sales.
Rounding out the top 5 films this weekend were sci-fi movie "The
Day The Earth Stood Still" with 10.1 million dollars and "Four
Christmases" with 7.7 million dollar bills.
The 12 top-selling movies took in 82.8 million dollars
collectively this weekend, down 44 percentage from the same period
last year, as snowstorms in many areas across the United States were
safekeeping movie-goers at house.
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