Christmas Eve Box Office Up 25% From 2006

By Steve Mason/Dec. 24, 2007 11:55 pm EST

It is, however, a good sign that last year’s top 12 films on Christmas Eve grossed a cumulative total of $21.34M compared to this year’s $26.5M haul for the top 12. Also, 3 films with $5M+ bodes well for Chrisrmas Day.

EARLY CHRISTMAS EVE ESTIMATES

  1. NEW National Treasure: Book of Secrets (Disney) – $8,420,034, $2,197 PTA [$54,680,784 cume]

  2. I Am Legend (Warner Bros.) – $5,329,500, $1,472 PTA [$142,833,500 cume]

  3. Alvin and the Chipmunks (Fox) – $5,055,962, $1,445 PTA [$89,967,512 cume]

  4. NEW Charlie Wilson’s War (Universal) – $2,007,480, $780 PTA [$11,623,910 cume]

  5. NEW Sweeney Todd (Dreamworks/Paramount) – $1,377,576, $1,103 PTA [$10,714,776 cume]

  6. Enchanted (Disney) – $947,232, $344 PTA [$99,390,432 cume]

  7. NEW P.S. I Love You (Warner Bros.) – $855,360, $349 PTA [$7,364,360 cume]

  8. The Golden Compass (New Line) – $702,797, $238 PTA [$49,121,347 cume]

  9. NEW Walk Hard: The Dewey Cox Story (Sony) – $645,964, $244 PTA [$4,749,764 cume]

  10. Atonement (Focus) – $351,135, $1,182 PTA [$6,141,635 cume]

  11. No Country for Old Men (Miramax) – $331,266, $217 PTA [$37,048,566 cume]

  • The Kite Runner (Paramount Vantage) – $245,795, $652 PTA [$2,111,945 cume]

  • The Diving Bell and the Butterfly (Miramax) – $28,940, $877 PTA [$443,847 cume]

  • NEW Steep (Sony Classics) – $4,833, $284 PTA [$29,697 cume]

  • NEW Blonde Ambition (First Look) – $149, $19 PTA [$1,494 cume]

  • NEW Flakes (IFC Films) – $44, $44 PTA [$255 cume]

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