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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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'Me and Orson Welles': Nov. 25
Based on a true story, "Me and Orson Welles" recounts the story of a teenaged actor who gets the lead role in director Orson Welles' 1937 theater production of Julius Caesar.

‘Old Dogs’: Nov. 25

‘The Road’: Nov. 25

‘Ninja Assassin’: Nov. 25

‘The Princess and the Frog’: Nov. 25

‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’: Nov. 27

'Serious Moonlight': Dec. 4

‘Armored’: Dec. 4

‘Brothers’: ‘He’s dead’ scene

‘Extraordinary Measures’: Jan. 22

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’: Nov. 20

‘Up in the Air’: Dec. 4

‘Invictus’: Dec. 11

‘The Lovely Bones’: Dec. 11

'Avatar': Dec. 18

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

‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’: Dec 18

‘It's Complicated’: Dec. 25

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’: Dec. 25

‘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

‘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

‘Despicable Me’: July 9, 2010

‘Inception’: July 16, 2010

Movie news video

'New Moon' nearly Blind Sided at box office
Nov. 30: "The Blind Side," an inspirational sports drama based on a true story and starring Sandra Bullock, was the big Thanksgiving weekend win for Hollywood. NBC's Chris Jansing reports.

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Box office results

Estimated ticket sales for Nov. 27-29

1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $42.5 million.
2. “The Blind Side,” $40.1 million.
3. “2012,” $18 million.
4. “Old Dogs,” $16.8 million.
5. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” $16 million.
6. “Ninja Assassin,” $13.1 million.
7. “Planet 51,” $10.2 million.
8. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ By Sapphire,” $7.1 million.
9. “Fantastic Mr. Fox,” $7 million.
10. “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” $1.5 million.

Coming soon

Dec. 4
“Armored”
“Brothers”
“Everybody’s Fine”
“Serious Moonlight” (limited)
“Transylmania” (limited)

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”