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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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‘Invictus’: Dec. 11
In this Clint Eastwood-directed film Morgan Freeman stars as Nelson Mandela in the post-apartheid age when he campaigned to host the 1995 Rugby World Cup. Matt Damon co-stars.

‘The Lovely Bones’: Dec. 11

'A Single Man': Dec. 11

'Nine': Dec. 25

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

'Crazy Heart': Dec. 16

'Avatar': Dec. 18

'The Crazies': Feb. 26

'Serious Moonlight': Dec. 4

'Green Zone': March 12

'Wonderful World': Jan. 8

'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

‘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

'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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'Salt': July 23
Angelina Jolie is Evelyn Salt, a CIA agent accused of being a Russian spy. As Salt uses her years of training to elude capture, her actions cause concern over what her true motives may be.

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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”