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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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‘Twilight: New Moon’: Nov. 20
In the follow-up to "Twilight," Bella finds herself abandoned by Edward after an attempted attack on her birthday. But it's Jacob who quickly transforms into a werewolf and defends her.

‘The Blind Side’: Nov. 20

‘Broken Embraces’: Nov. 20

‘Planet 51’: Nov. 20

‘The Road’: Nov. 25

‘Ninja Assassin’: Nov. 25

‘The Princess and the Frog’: Nov. 25

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

‘Armored’: Dec. 4

‘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

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

‘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

‘Despicable Me’: July 9, 2010

‘Inception’: July 16, 2010

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‘New Moon’ preys on box office rivals
Nov. 22: The film blew past decidedly mixed reviews to rake in more than $140 million over the weekend, making it the third-largest film debut ever. NBC’s Lester Holt reports.

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Box office results

Estimated ticket sales for Nov. 20-22

1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $140.7 million.
2. “The Blind Side,” $34.5 million.
3. “2012,” $26.5 million.
4. “Planet 51,” $12.6 million.
5. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” $12.2 million.
6. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” $11 million.
7. “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” $2.8 million.
8. “Couples Retreat,” $2 million.
9. “The Fourth Kind,” $1.7 million.
10. “Law Abiding Citizen,” $1.6 million.

Coming soon

Nov. 25
"The Road"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"Me and Orson Welles"
"Old Dogs"
"Ninja Assassin"

Nov. 27
"The Private Lives of Pippa Lee"
"Brooklyn's Finest"

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”
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”