“AVATAR” TOPS THE BOX OFFICE FOR THE SIXTH WEEK IN A ROW:

“Avatar” held onto the top spot of the box office for its sixth straight week.  “Legion” led the weekend’s new movies at #2, with THE ROCK’S “Tooth Fairy” trailing at #4.  Here are the Top 10 movies in the country . . .

1.)  “Avatar”,  $36 million  (–Up to a total of $553 million in its 6th week.)

2.)  (NEW)  Paul Bettany’s “Legion”,  $18.2 million

3.)  Denzel Washington’s “The Book of Eli”,  $17 million  (–Up to a total of $62 million in its 2nd week.)

4.)  (NEW)  The Rock’s “Tooth Fairy”,  $14.5 million

5.)  “The Lovely Bones”,  $8.8 million  (–Up to a total of $31.6 million in its 7th week.)

6.)  “Sherlock Holmes”,  $7.1 million  (–Up to a total of $192 million in its 5th week.)

7.)  (NEW)  Brendan Frasier’s “Extraordinary Measures”,  $7 million

8.)  “Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”,  $6.5 million  (–Up to a total of $204 million in its 5th week.)

9.)  “It’s Complicated”,  $6.2 million  (–Up to a total of $98.7 million in its 5th week.)

10.)  Jackie Chan’s “The Spy Next Door”,  $4.8 million  (–Up to a total of $18.7 million in its 2nd week.)

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“AVATAR” HAS ALMOST CAUGHT UP TO “TITANIC”:

It’s more than obvious now that “Avatar” WILL surpass “Titanic” to become the highest-grossing movie in the history.

—“Titanic’s” worldwide gross stands at $1.843 billion.  And, as of last night, “Avatar” had raked in $1.841 billion . . . just $2 million shy.  Since “Avatar” had made another $36 million this weekend, it’s a safe bet that it’s got at least another $2 million in it.

—“Titanic” is still the highest-grossing movie in the U.S., with $600.8 million.  “Avatar” is only up to $552.8 million.

–But “Avatar” has topped “Titanic” in international box office . . . which means everywhere BUT the U.S.  “Avatar” has $1.29 billion, compared to “Titanic’s” $1.24 billion.

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