The Fourth Kind

A Christmas Carol Takes No. 1 at the Weekend Box Office
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Box Office: Audiences Get in the Spirit With A Christmas Carol

Disney received an early present this year: The revamped version of the classic tale A Christmas Carol took the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend with $31 million.
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Disney received an early present this year: The revamped version of the classic tale A Christmas Carol took the top spot at the box office in its opening weekend with $31 million. While that figure is on the low end of studio estimates for the film, insiders hope that it will continue to gain more movie-goers as we near the holidays. Following behind at No. 2 was last weekend's box office champ, Michael Jackson's This Is It, with $14 million.

Rounding out the rest of the top five were two more new releases — The Men Who Stare at Goats came in third with $13.3 million, and Milla Jovovich's The Fourth Kind took fourth place with $12.5 million. Fan favorite Paranormal Activity slipped to No. 5 with $8.6 million.

The small success story of the weekend was Precious, which raked in $1.8 million despite only opening in 18 theaters. Expect to see it climb up the box office chart next week as it expands into more cities.

The Fourth Kind Trailer: Scary or Silly?
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The Fourth Kind Trailer: Scary or Silly?

For those of you who said you're more interested in a scary movie when it's said to be based on true events, it's likely you'll find the trailer for The Fourth Kind rather eerie.
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For those of you who said you're more interested in a scary movie when it's said to be based on true events, it's likely you'll find the trailer for The Fourth Kind rather eerie. Milla Jovovich stars in this thriller about alien abductions, allegedly based on real archival footage of interviews with abductees and people who have seen aliens in one Alaskan town. The description continues: "Using never-before-seen archival footage that is integrated into the film, The Fourth Kind exposes the terrified revelations of multiple witnesses. Their accounts of being visited by alien figures all share disturbingly identical details, the validity of which is investigated throughout the film."

When I first started watching the trailer, I thought it would be one of those things that tries so hard to be scary it ends up seeming silly. But by the end of the trailer, I have to admit, I was totally spooked. Take a look at the video and tell me what you think.