Sandra Bullock tops US box office with Blind Side
Story by Jack Foley
SANDRA Bullock’s latest movie, The Blind Side, has topped the US box office in its third week of release, beating The Twilight Saga: New Moon.
The film, which follows the true story of a homeless, traumatized boy who became an All American football player with the help of a caring woman (Bullock) and her family, grossed a further $20.4 million to take its total to $129.3 million since release.
New Moon continued to perform well, grossing $15.7 million in its third week to take its US tally so far to a whopping $255.6 million. The teen vampire sensation pulled in a further $40.7 million overseas to bring its worldwide total to $570.1 million.
Of the new releases, war drama Brothers, starring Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal, opened in third with $9.7 million, while action film Armored took an estimated $6.6 million to tie for sixth spot with Sony’s own 2012.
George Clooney’s Oscar-tipped Up In The Air also debuted well, despite only opening in limited release.
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Good to see something uplifting like The Blind Side knock off that dreary Twilight crap.
Brandon
Just South of North
Brandon Dec 7 #