2009's Top Grossing Holiday Movies
The holiday season is a popular time for big-budget blockbuster movie releases. Here are the top movies from holiday week 2009:
#1) Avatar ($75 million)
#2) Sherlock Holmes ($65.4 million)
#3) Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel ($50.2 million)
#4) It's Complicated ($22.1 million)
#5) Up in the Air ($11.8 million)
(Source: MTV...... >Read More
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