Football movie scores comeback victory in box-office rankings
December 7th, 2009 - 3:58 pm ICT by IANS ( Leave a comment )
New York, Dec 7 (DPA) The Blind Side, a drama about American football starring Sandra Bullock, stepped out of the Twilight shadow in its third week in cinemas to rank first in North American box-office rankings, according to preliminary studio estimates.
A heartwarming true story, the movie portrays a hulking, homeless youth taken in by an affluent family, under whose guidance he begins to meet his human and athletic potential.
The Blind Side sold $20.4 million dollars in tickets from Friday-Sunday, edging the three-day total of $15.7 million for mammoth hit The Twilight Saga: New Moon, a sequel to the teen- oriented vampire film.
Both films were starting their third week in release.
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