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Acclaimed director James Cameron's much-anticipated 3D sci-fi epic 'Avatar' spelt magic at the box office in the big cities as well as smaller towns by grossing about Rs.6.75 crore (Rs.67.5 million) on its opening day.

A stronger-than-expected Sunday boosted the weekend box-office total for "Avatar" by $10.3 million, a sign of strong momentum going into the holidays.

The News Corp. film also had the second-best debut for a December release, Hollywood.com Box-Office said yesterday in an e-mailed statement Avatar, Cameron’s first movie since “Titanic,” ranks among the most expensive ever made with an estimated budget of $230 million, according to the Internet Movie Database.

Led by the 3-D epic "Avatar" which was followed closely by "Sherlock Holmes" and "Alvin and the Chipmunks

Will James Cameron’s sci-fi romance be as full of eye candy as his "Terminator 2"? Deliver the box-office excitement of his epic Titanic Or fall to earth — taking nearly $240 million in estimated production costs with it?

Hollywood director James Cameron’s much-anticipated 3D sci-fi epic “Avatar” is going to release in India Friday with 700 prints – in Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, besides English.

Following its recent sweep at the Oscars, "Slumdog Millionaire" raked in more than a million rands after opening at 20 cinemas across South Africa this past weekend.The Mumbai-based movie by British filmmaker Danny Boyle grossed over 1.4 million on its opening weekend, playing to sold out houses and clinching the number one spot in the hearts of moviegoers everywhere.

The Vin Diesel vehicle takes in an estimated $72.5 million over the weekend, easily setting a record for April openings. In second place is 'Monsters vs. Aliens.'The turbocharged "Fast & Furious" zoomed to the biggest opening weekend of the year thus far, racking up an estimated $72.5 million at the box office in its record-setting sprint.

James Cameron director's first feature since 1997's Titanic, opens worldwide this weekend amid critical acclaim and expectations of boffo box office.He recently spoke with the Hollywood