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15 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

Overseas, I Am Legend continued to burn up the box office, with the Will Smith starrer earning $39.8 million to bring its overseas total to $221.4 million. It has taken in $240 million domestically. Coming in second was National Treasure: Book of Secrets with $15 million. Its total now stands at $126.8 million. Close behind was Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which pulled in $13.6 million, bringing its overseas haul to $53.2 million.

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2 January 2008 | From Studio Briefing | See recent Studio Briefing news

As expected, National Treasure: Book of Secrets remained No. 1 at the box office, taking in an estimated $55.4 million over the five-day New Year's holiday. What wasn't expected was the strong $42.2-million take of Alvin and the Chipmunks, which surged ahead of the Will Smith thriller I Am Legend, which slipped to third place with $38 million. (However, it crossed the $200-million mark in total sales, as it brought its gross to date to $205.1 million.) Also surprising analysts was the poor performance of 20th Century Fox's Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, which took in just $10.1 million. Charlie Wilson's War, which got off to a slow start, continued to show solid results as it tallied $20.5 million in ticket sales. And the comedy Juno made it into the top five with $15.7 million despite playing in just 1,014 theaters. (It posted the highest per-theater average among wide releases.) Opening in just two theaters in New York and Los Angeles, Paul Thomas Anderson's critically acclaimed There Will Be Blood, starring Daniel Day-Lewis, sold out every performance and averaged $92,000 per theater. The holiday box office overall was up 7 percent over last year.

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