“I Am Legend” starring Will Smith debuted this week with $76.5 million, the biggest December opening ever.
Last week’s number one movie, “The Golden Compass,” took a nose-dive. In its second week, it came in third with $9 million – down 65 percent from its opening weekend. The controversial flick cost $180 to make, and has done $90 million so far overseas but has been a dud domestically with just $41 million.
Here is the top 10 from the weekend:
1. I Am Legend, $76.5 million
2. Alvin and the Chipmunks, $45 million
3. The Golden Compass, $9 million
4. Enchanted, $6 million
5. No Country for Old Men, $3 million
6. The Perfect Holiday, $2.97 millin
7. Fred Claus, $2.3 million
8. This Christmas, $2.3 million
9. Atonement, $1.85 million
10. August Rush, $1.8 million