Victor Hugo's tale of injustice, heroism and love follows the fortunes of Jean Valjean (Hugh Jackman), an escaped convict determined to put his criminal past behind him. 19.Now a major musical film from Oscar-winning director Tom Hooper (The King's Speech), starring Hugh Jackman, Russell Crowe and Anne Hathaway, and also featuring Amanda Seyfreid, Helena Bonham-Carter and Sacha Baron-Cohen, Victor Hugo's Les Misérables is one of the great works of western literature. both have fared poorly since debuting Dec. 21, grossed $2.6 million, pushing its cume to $40 million.īarbra Streisand– Seth Rogen comedy The Guilt Trip and Disney’s rerelease of Pixar’s Monsters, Inc. Universal’s This Is 40, from Judd Apatow and likewise opening Dec. The Paramount pic grossed $3.4 million on Monday for a total $47.7 million. Tom Cruise‘s Jack Reacher has done solid but unspectacular business since rolling out Dec. From 20th Century Fox, the movie took in $4.7 million on Monday for a domestic total of $29.6 million.
4 since debuting Christmas Day, exceeding expectations. The family comedy Parental Guidance - starring Billy Crystal, Bette Midler and Marisa Tomei - has held steady at No. 25 - an unprecedented number, even for the year-end holidays.įinal holiday numbers, including earnings for New Year’s Day, will be released Wednesday morning. Hobbit, Les Mis and Django have dominated the holiday box office and were among nine nationwide releases opening between Dec. Django cost north of $87 million to make. African-Americans also are flocking to the movie about a slave who is freed by a bounty hunter, making up an estimated 30 percent of the audience. Starring Jamie Foxx, Christoph Waltz and Leonardo DiCaprio, Django is playing better to women than expected, with females making up 44 percent of the audience. Les Mis, costing $60 million to make, has outperformed expectations at the North American box office, scoring the top opening day for a musical and the second-best Christmas Day opening of all time. The film adaptation of the hit stage musical, Les Mis features an ensemble cast led by Hugh Jackman, Anne Hathaway, Russell Crowe and Amanda Seyfried.
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