Yup. The dynamic duo of Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn took top honors again this weekend with their cheesy romantic comedy Four Christmases, taking in $18 mil at the box office. Despite completely mediocre reviews, the film continues to perform, possibly because there isn’t a whole lot else out there.
In its fourth week, Twilight held tough at number 2, bringing in an additional $13 mil. Pretty good for a movie that only cost Summit $37 mil to make (and $30 mil to promote, chump change in H’wood-speak).
Bolt brought home $10 mil, followed by Australia with a disappointing $7 mil. Quantum of Solace rounded out the top five, adding $7 mil to its $151 mil domestic take.
If that list looks familiar, don’t be surprised. It’s the same top five as last week (although Kidman overtook Bond this round). Like I said: Not a lot out there.
On the other hand, for those higher-minded and specific-urban-dwelling viewers out there, Milk and Frost/Nixon are both playing to rave reviews. F/N is in “select cities” (read: New York, Los Angeles, and Toronto), but Milk to 57 cities this weekend.
When you’re hot, you’re hot: Variety is reporting that production company Atlas (The Dark Knight) has inked a deal with Ryan Kavanaugh’s finance company Relativity Media to produce six films in the next three years… Meanwhile, the New York Times is reporting that new charges have been brought against Kavanaugh stemming from an October drunk-driving arrest, including probation violations, which could land the 34-year-old investor in the clink. Strikes and gutters, as the Dude would say.
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