The 3D epic "Avatar" continues to enjoy an astronomical box office run. The movie held its top spot during the New Year's weekend, earning 68-point-three million dollars and pushing its North American box office past the 350-million-dollar mark. Worldwide, the film has reportedly already grossed one-billion dollars. There were no new wide releases this week, helping the top movie rankings to remain mostly unchanged. "Sherlock Holmes" -- directed by Guy Ritchie -- was second with 38-point-four million. Coming in third was the family film "Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel" at 36-point-six million. The Nancy Meyers comedy "It's Complicated" starring Meryl Streep, Steve Martin, and Alec Baldwin scored 18-point-seven-million dollars, putting the film in fourth place. Rounding out the top five was "The Blind Side." The Sandra Bullock football drama pulled in an additional 12-point-seven-million dollars, bringing its North American total to date to 209-point-one-million dollars.Here is the list of the top 10 box office draws in North America for the three-day weekend beginning on January 1st, 2010.
1. Avatar - 68-point-three-million dollars
2. Sherlock Holmes - 38-point-four-million dollars
3. Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel - 36-point-six-million dollars
4. It's Complicated - 18-point-seven-million dollars
5. The Blind Side - 12-point-seven-million dollars
6. Up in the Air - eleven-point-four-million dollars
7. The Princess and the Frog - ten-million dollars
8. Did You Hear About the Morgans - five-point-two-million dollars
9. Nine - four-point-three-million dollars
10. Invictus - four-point-one-million dollars
