The 'Devil Inside' Rules Weekend Box Office Race with $34.5M Ticket Sales
The reign of "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" as the top grossing film in North America is now officially over.
According to reports, the fright film "The Devil Inside" is now the top earning movie in North America after earning an impressive $34.5 million opening last week.
The movie produced by Paramount Pictures, tells about a group of exorcists trying to free a woman possessed by evil spirits.
The rose to the top of the movie is a huge surprise to film experts who expected the Tom Cruise movie "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" to take the lead in the box office race for the third time.
From being the top movie in the past two weeks,"Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol" fell down to the second spot in the tight race after it earned a modest $20.5 million over the weekend.
Here is the complete list of the 10 top earning films last week:
1. "The Devil Inside," $34.5 million.
2. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," $20.5 million ($27.7 million international).
3. "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," $14.1 million.
4. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," $11.3 million.
5. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," $9.5 million.
6. "War Horse," $8.6 million.
7. "We Bought a Zoo," $8.5 million.
8. "The Adventures of Tintin," $6.6 million.
9. "Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy," $5.8 million.
10. "New Year's Eve," $3.3 million.
Suri Cruise Has It Rough
If you're born into a mega-rich family run by aliens, you pretty much have it made. Case in point is Suri Cruise (named the most influential celebrity child of 2011) who rented out the entire Rockefeller Center Ice Rink for her to skate on!
[Tom] Cruise shelled out $5,000 to rent out the rink's "Igloo," a VIP-like area where paying customers can bypass the lines and warm up after taking a spin on the ice.
"Tom rented it for an entire session so no one else could use it," the source said.
The admission price for the hour-and-a-half session runs $75 a person. However the Cruise-Holmes clan isn't your average customer. In fact, the source tells us Suri's famous parents snubbed the venue's refreshments and opted to cater their own family day with gourmet treats. TomKat had hot chocolate from Serendipity 3 and sweets from Jacques Torres brought in "especially for Suri," said the insider.
Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol Remains Highest Grossing Film In North America For 2nd Straight Weeks
Hollywood superstar actor Tom Cruise did not only have a merry Christmas but also has a bountiful New Year.
This developed after his movie Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol retains its status as the top grossing film in North America for the second straight weeks.
According to reports, Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol earned a whopping $31.3 million to take the lead in the race for top earning films for the past week.
With its strong two-week showing, the movie now earns $134.1 million in North America since it was released two weeks back. Taking the second spot in the tight race is "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," which earned $22.1 million last week.
"Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows" is a movie top-billed by Hollywood superstar Robert Downey Jr. and actor Jude Law.
It is nice to know that Cruise ended 2011 with a bang with his top grossing film Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol.
Here is the complete list of the top earning films in North America the past week:
1. "Mission: Impossible — Ghost Protocol," $31.3 million.
2. "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," $22.1 million.
3. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," $18.3 million.
4. "War Horse," $16.9 million.
5. "The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo," $16.3 million.
6. "We Bought a Zoo," $14.3 million.
7. "The Adventures of Tintin," $12 million.
8. "New Year's Eve," $6.7 million.
9. "The Darkest Hour," $4.3 million.
10. "The Descendants," $3.7 million.
'Mission' Impossible Ghost Protocol Wins Weekend Box Office Race
Hollywood superstar actor Tom Cruise is one happy dude over the weekend.
This developed after his movie 'Mission' Impossible Ghost Protocol wins the tight weekend box office race of movies in North America.
According to reports, 'Mission' Impossible Ghost Protocol earned $29.5 million for the weekend to top the list against other quality movies last week.
With its huge weekend earnings, the movie now has a domestic earnings of $78.6 million.
Cruise is very happy with the strong showing of his movie and he hoped it would earn more in the weeks to come.
Here are the top 20 movies in North America for the past two weeks:
1. "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol," Paramount, $46,210,000, 3,448 locations, $13,402 average, $78,645,000, two weeks.
2. "Sherlock Holmes: A Game of Shadows," Warner Bros., $31,810,000, 3,448 locations, $9,226 average, $90,564,000, two weeks.
3. "Alvin and the Chipmunks: Chipwrecked," Fox, $20,000,000, 3,734 locations, $5,356 average, $56,940,187, two weeks.
4. "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo," Sony, $19,400,000, 2,914 locations, $6,658 average, $27,716,000, one week.
5. "The Adventures of Tintin," Paramount, $16,100,000, 3,087 locations, $5,215 average, $24,107,000, one week.
6. "We Bought a Zoo," Fox, $15,600,000, 3,117 locations, $5,005 average, $15,600,000, one week.
7. "War Horse" (opened Sunday), Disney, $15,025,000, 2,376 locations, $6,324 average, $15,025,000, one week.
8. "The Darkest Hour" (opened Sunday), Summit, $5,500,000, 2,324 locations, $2,367 average, $5,500,000, one week.
9. "New Year's Eve," Warner Bros., $4,950,000, 2,585 locations, $1,915 average, $34,287,000, three weeks.
10. "The Descendants," Fox Searchlight, $3,425,000, 813 locations, $4,213 average, $33,716,552, six weeks.
11. "The Muppets," Disney, $3,355,000, 1,752 locations, $1,915 average, $76,911,000, five weeks.
12. "Hugo," Paramount, $3,300,000, 1,256 locations, $2,627 average, $44,927,000, five weeks.
Tom Cruise Still Looks Fresh And Young At 49
Looks like having a younger looking skin is no Mission Impossible for Hollywood superstar actor Tom Cruise.
At 49 years old, Cruise remains fresh and young to the delight of his screaming fans around the world.
Since bursting into the spotlight of Hollywood at 19 years of age, Cruise had not age that much at all as far as his supporters are concerned.
A closer look at the face of the Mission: Impossible - Ghost Protocol star would reveal that he had no pimple and wrinkles at all.
Beauty experts also noticed that the hair of Cruise is much straighter and whiter these days compared to his younger years.
A reliable source revealed Cruise maintain his youthful looking appearance through the help of his pretty and sexy wife actress Katie Holmes Cruise.
Katie reportedly allowed Tom to use her high-priced facial creams, cleansers and even her make-up.
The father of one also uses the foundation of his actress wife before any public events and lightly applies mascara to make his eyelashes look fuller.
Having a youthful looking appearance at 49 years old is indeed a blessing, Congrats Tom!
Tom and Katie Premier Night Date
Katie Holmes joined husband, Tom Cruise, at the premier of his new movie, "Mission: Impossible Ghost Protocol" in New York City on Monday (December 19). The happy couple posed for pictures on the red carpet, both looking amazing and showing off their love for one another.
Earlier in the weekend, Katie and Tom were spotted doing some shopping with their daughter, Suri.
Despite Hectic Schedule Tom Cruise Remains Loving Father To Daughter Suri
He might be considered as one of the busiest Hollywood superstars today.
But make no mistake, Hollywood A-lister Tom Cruise remains a loving and caring father to his daughter Suri.
After a heavy promotional activities for his movie Mission Impossible Ghost Protocol, Cruise took time from his busy schedule to bond with Suri.
The 49-year-old actor took his five-year-old daughter Suri for a fun afternoon at Chealsea Piers in New York City.
Showing how precious his daughter to him, Cruise attended to every need of her 'little princess' in their bonding moment.
Wearing a plaid shirt, utilitarian jacket, jeans and Top Gun style aviators the actor and his daughter play games at the west-side game centre.
After a tiring and fun filled afternoon, the father and daughter went home full of memories on their precious bonding time.
Well, being a father is not a mission impossible after-all!
