Roland Emmerich’s 2012 has soared to the top of the US box office in it’s opening weekend. The action drama, starring John Cusack, accumulated $65 million in three days, earning more than the rest of the top ten combined.
Last weekend’s top film A Christmas Carol slipped to number two with $22 million. George Clooney’s comedy The Men Who Stare At Goats remains at number three with $6.2 million, while the critically-acclaimed Harlem drama Precious has jumped eight spots to claim the number four position with $6 million.
In its eighth week in release, Paranormal Activity surpasses the $100 million dollar mark to land at number eight with $4.2 million. The psychological mind-bender has been reported to be the highest grossing R-rated film of the last decade.
Finally, Richard Kelly’s The Box, starring Cameron Diaz, drops to number ten on the chart with $3.1 million.
The US box office top ten in full:
- (-) 2012 – $65,000,000
- (1) A Christmas Carol – $22,325,000
- (3) The Men Who Stare At Goats – $6,200,000
- (12) Precious – $6,090,000
- (2) This Is It – $5,100,000
- (4) The Fourth Kind – $4,744,000
- (7) Couples Retreat – $4,253,000
- (5) Paranormal Activity – $4,200,000
- (8) Law Abiding Citizen – $3,932,000
- (6) The Box – $3,185,000
