Everybody loves the end of the world

The general audience agrees, they’d rather watch Roland Emmerich’s newest rendition of the end of the world with 2012 rather than rock it out with Pirate Radio. The latest disaster movie wrangled in an estimated $65 Million, a great set of numbers for it’s opening weekend with it’s budget bill of $200 Million. The John Cusack starring movie is based off of the Mayan calendar belief that on December 21rst or 23rd of 2012 that the world would come to an end.

The unfortunate part is for the surprisingly hilarious and light hearted comedy Pirate Radio, barely able to make $2.8 Million through it’s opening weekend. Precious continues to show what the power of Oprah’s voice can do with it’s wider release as it makes a cool $6 Million. Paranormal Activity proves that it’s not going anywhere as it passes the $100 Million mark, completely proving that a good idea can keep a movie afloat better than star power. Here’s the rest of the list, provided by Box Office Mojo, right below.:

Weekend Box Office (November 13-15)

1. 2012  ($65 M)
2. A Christmas Carol  ($22.3 M)
3. The Men Who Stare at Goats  ($6.2 M)
4. Precious  ($6 M)
5. Michael Jackson’s This Is It  ($5.1 M)
6. The Fourth Kind  ($4.7 M)
7. Couples Retreat  ($4.25 M)
8. Paranormal Activity  ($4.2 M)
9. Law Abiding Citizen  ($3.9 M)
10. The Box  ($3.1 M)

Turkey time is drawing near, and what better way to start stuffing your movie palate than with The Blind Side, Planet 51 or every other teenage girl’s most anticipated movie with Twilight Saga: New Moon.

Melissa Molina

I've been in love with film ever since I was a kid. The time, effort and passion that runs through a majority most film is something that's always attracted me to this field. What ended up happening with my big appetite for all things going on in the industry turned from random blurbs on Facebook to an unexpected but fun job. College student by day, movie news writer by early morning...or any time in the day and night when more news arrives. Working towards my bachelor's degree in film, what a surprise. I do other things too, like draw, write stories, maintain a social life and feed my pet dragon Lockheed. If you want to know more about me, hunt me down and just ask.

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