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LOS ANGELES – Romantic tearjerker "Dear John" overcame scathing reviews to end "Avatar's" seven-week reign at the top of the North American box office this weekend, estimated figures showed yesterday.
The film, an adaptation of the Nicholas Sparks novel about a soldier who falls in love with a college student, stormed to an impressive US$32.4mil (RM113mil) on its debut, said box office tracker Exhibitor Relations.
Bad reviews generally but ...
The movie, starring Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried (pic), has received largely negative reviews but proved too strong for science-fiction epic "Avatar," the highest-grossing film in history with more than US$2bil (RM7bil) worldwide.
James Cameron's film, which last week scooped nine nominations for next month's Oscars, earned another US$23.6mil (RM83mil) to add to its record-breaking haul.
Action film "From Paris With Love," starring John Travolta and Jonathan Rhys Meyers, opened in third spot with a disappointing US$8.1mil (RM28mil).
In fourth spot was revenge thriller, "Edge of Darkness", featuring Mel Gibson in his first major screen role since 2002.
The film about a hard-bitten Boston cop hunting his daughter's killers earned US$7mil (RM24.5mil) in its second weekend.
Dwayne Johnson comedy "The Tooth Fairy," fell to fifth place in its second week of showing, with US$6.5mil (RM23mil) in box office receipts, with US$34.3mil (RM120mil) in total.
Running through the list
Romantic comedy "When in Rome," starring Kristen Bell as a New Yorker seeking love in the Eternal City was sixth with US$5.5mil(RM19mil).
Denzel Washington in 'Book of Eli'.
In eighth spot was "Crazy Heart" the low budget drama about a washed up country singer struggling to rebuild his career starring Jeff Bridges in the Oscar-nominated lead role.
Bridges is regarded as the odds on favorite to scoop his first Academy Award for the performance. "Crazy Heart" earned US$3.6mil(RM12.6mil).
In ninth spot was another post-apocalyptic thriller "Legion," with US$3.4mil (RM12mil) while the top 10 was rounded out by "Sherlock Holmes" with US$2.6mil (RM9mil).
The high-octane take on the adventures of Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's legendary London detective, played by Robert Downey Junior, has taken US$201.6mil (RM706mil) in seven weeks. — AFP
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