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While Disney’s A Christmas Carol won the weekend with a lackluster $31 million, it was Precious that outperformed all expectations. The film about an young woman from the ghetto who is abused by her mother and impregnated by her father took in $1.8 million at the weekend box office. Variety notes that the $100,000 per screen average is a record for any film that opened in less than 50 theaters. That’s good news for the Oprah and Tyler Perry endorsed indie. Maybe this grim film will turn out to be a bigger hit than anyone (other than Lionsgate) thought it would...
Read MoreSherlock Holmes sequel in the works – TFC Morning Report
Top Story: Talk about a vote of confidence in Guy Ritchie’s upcoming holiday blockbuster Sherlock Holmes. Warner Bros. is already moving ahead with a sequel, tapping Kieran and Michele Mulroney to pen the second installment of the franchise. Also, reviving a rumor that had started on the web a few weeks ago, Brad Pitt is now apparently (and officially?) in talks to play Holmes’ arch-nemesis Moriarty. (THR) In Other News: Sony Picture Classics has picked up the rights to two Toronto films, Lebanon and Get Low. (Screen Daily) Fox has put in a full season order for Ryan Murphy’s hit musical comedy Glee. (THR) Should have mentioned this yesterday, but better late than never. Lee Daniels’ Precious took home the Toronto Film Festival’s audience award. It’s Oscar chances just got a little better, didn’t they? The film also swept...
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