‘The Book of Eli’ Overshadowed by ‘Avatar’ at the Weekend Box Office

Friday saw an impressive opening for the Warner Bros post-apocalyptic movie The Book of Eli, in which it  toppled James Cameron’s Avatar from the Box Office daily top spot, with an estimated $11.7 million to Avatars $10.4 million. However this victory was short lived as Avatar clawed back its overall weekend takings by Sunday, with an estimated taking of $41.3 million to The Book of Eli’s $31.6 million.

It seems that even Denzel can’t impede the unstoppable machine that is Avatar, which is inching ever closer towards that $500 million domestic threshold.

It’s still early days for The Book of Eli as far as Box Office sales are concerned, but with some other major contenders being released this week including Legion on Friday, it may struggle to hold on to its current position for  long.