Movies
'This Is It' retains Aus box office lead
Published Monday, Nov 9 2009, 11:43 GMT | By Simon Reynolds
The music documentary narrowly holds off new entry The Time Traveller's Wife to retain the chart crown, while Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol opens in a disappointing third. Couples Retreat and Mao's Last Dancer round out the top five.
Elsewhere, Richard Kelly's thriller The Box maintains its position at number eight, while Meryl Streep comedy Julie & Julia falls three places to ten.
The box office top ten in full (figures in Australian dollars):
1. (1) This Is It - $1,878,725
2. (-) The Time Traveller's Wife - $1,877,447
3. (-) A Christmas Carol - $1,244,552
4. (3) Couples Retreat - $624,379
5. (2) Mao's Last Dancer - $599,378
6. (4) The Imaginarium Of Doctor Parnassus - $468,590
7. (5) The Final Destination - $335,478
8. (8) The Box - $308,036
9. (7) Saw VI - $297,519
10. (6) Julie & Julia - $277,855
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