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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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'Avatar': Dec. 18
James Cameron directs this story about a group of humans pitted in a battle against a distant planet's indigenous population.

'Crazy Heart': Dec. 16

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

‘Up in the Air’: Dec. 4

'Nine': Dec. 25

‘It's Complicated’: Dec. 25

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’: Dec. 25

‘Invictus’: Dec. 11

‘The Lovely Bones’: Dec. 11

'A Single Man': Dec. 11

'The Crazies': Feb. 26

'Serious Moonlight': Dec. 4

'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

Movie news video

Sarah Ferguson: ‘I didn’t fight’ for marriage
Dec. 18: Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York, chats with the TODAY hosts about her marriage to Prince Andrew and how that affected her behind-the-scenes role on the new movie, “The Young Victoria,” which she produced.

Maggie Gyllenhaal on new flick

Duchess of York on producing first film

Actress hits the plaza for toy drive

‘Avatar’ is out of this world

Worthington: Cameron ‘changed my life’

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”