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December movies
James Cameron’s spectacle “Avatar” hits theaters, along with George Clooney, who is “Up in the Air,” and Robert Downey Jr. as “Sherlock Holmes.”

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Doomsday movies
“2012” is just the latest in a long line of apocalyptic movies. Weather, nuclear war, comets and super-smart apes have all tried to kill off humanity.

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‘It's Complicated’: Dec. 25
Meryl Streep plays a woman caught between two men — and one of them just happens to be her ex-husband (Alec Baldwin). Steve Martin co-stars.

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

'Nine': Dec. 25

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’: Dec. 25

'Ironman 2': May 7

'The Crazies': Feb. 26

'Serious Moonlight': Dec. 4

'The Last Station' trailer

'The Tooth Fairy': Jan. 22

'Hot Tub Time Machine': March 19

'Green Zone': March 12

'Wonderful World': Jan. 8

'District 13: Ultimatum': Feb. 5

'Death at a Funeral': April 16

'Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time': May 28

'Salt': July 23

'Beastly': July 30

‘Extraordinary Measures’: Jan. 22

'Leap Year': Jan. 8

'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel': Dec. 23

‘Daybreakers’: Jan. 8, 2010

‘Youth in Revolt’: Jan. 8, 2010

‘The Book of Eli’: Jan. 15, 2010

‘Legion’: Jan. 22, 2010

‘Edge of Darkness’: Jan. 29, 2010

‘The Wolfman’: Feb. 12, 2010

‘Valentine’s Day’: Feb. 12, 2010

‘Shutter Island’: Feb. 19, 2010

‘Takers’: Feb. 26, 2010

'Brooklyn's Finest': March 5

‘How to Train Your Dragon’: March 26, 2010

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’: April 30, 2010

‘The Last Airbender’: July 2, 2010

'Clash of the Titans': March 26

'Kenny Chesney: Summer in 3D': April 2010

‘Despicable Me’: July 9, 2010

‘Inception’: July 16, 2010

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Fergie talking acting, singing in 'Nine'
Dec. 23: Singer Fergie talks about her transition from the concert stage to the silver screen for the musical "Nine". NBC's Mike Wilber reports.

Lewis on 'Nine'

Cheryl Hines makes her directorial debut

Filmmaker Rob Marshall on ‘Nine’

Murphy autopsy finds no signs of trauma

'Avatar' tops box office

Box office results

Estimated ticket sales for Dec. 4-6

1. “The Blind Side,” $20.4 million.
2. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $15.7 million.
3. “Brothers,” $9.7 million.
4. “Disney’s a Christmas Carol,” $7.5 million.
5. “Old Dogs,” $6.9 million.
6. “Armored” (tie), $6.6 million.
6. “2012” (tie), $6.6 million.
8. “Ninja Assassin,” $5 million.
9. “Planet 51,” $4.3 million.
10. “Everybody’s Fine,” $4 million.

Coming soon

Dec. 11
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Invictus”
“The Lovely Bones”
“Crazy Heart” (limited)

Dec. 18
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?”
“Avatar”
“The Young Victoria” (limited)

Dec. 23
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Dec. 25
“Up in the Air”
“It’s Complicated”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“A Single Man”
“Nine”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”