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December movies
James Cameron’s spectacle “Avatar” hits theaters, along with George Clooney, who is “Up in the Air,” and Robert Downey Jr. as “Sherlock Holmes.”

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Doomsday movies
“2012” is just the latest in a long line of apocalyptic movies. Weather, nuclear war, comets and super-smart apes have all tried to kill off humanity.

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'Me and Orson Welles': Nov. 25
Based on a true story, "Me and Orson Welles" recounts the story of a teenaged actor who gets the lead role in director Orson Welles' 1937 theater production of Julius Caesar.

‘Old Dogs’: Nov. 25

‘The Road’: Nov. 25

‘Ninja Assassin’: Nov. 25

‘The Princess and the Frog’: Nov. 25

‘The Private Lives of Pippa Lee’: Nov. 27

‘Armored’: Dec. 4

‘Brothers’: ‘He’s dead’ scene

‘Extraordinary Measures’: Jan. 22

‘Sherlock Holmes’: Dec. 25

‘Bad Lieutenant: Port of Call New Orleans’: Nov. 20

‘Up in the Air’: Dec. 4

‘Invictus’: Dec. 11

‘The Lovely Bones’: Dec. 11

'Avatar': Dec. 18

'Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel': Dec. 23

‘Did You Hear About the Morgans?’: Dec 18

‘It's Complicated’: Dec. 25

‘The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus’: Dec. 25

‘Daybreakers’: Jan. 8, 2010

‘Youth in Revolt’: Jan. 8, 2010

‘The Book of Eli’: Jan. 15, 2010

‘Legion’: Jan. 22, 2010

‘Edge of Darkness’: Jan. 29, 2010

‘The Wolfman’: Feb. 12, 2010

‘Valentine’s Day’: Feb. 12, 2010

‘Shutter Island’: Feb. 19, 2010

‘Takers’: Feb. 26, 2010

‘How to Train Your Dragon’: March 26, 2010

‘A Nightmare on Elm Street’: April 30, 2010

‘The Last Airbender’: July 2, 2010

'Clash of the Titans': March 26

‘Despicable Me’: July 9, 2010

‘Inception’: July 16, 2010

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Holiday movie preview
Nov. 27: Newsweek's Ramin Setoodeh chats with the TODAY hosts about this season's hottest holiday movies.

Sophia Loren on return to silver screen

‘Fantastic Mr. Fox’

Meet Tiana, Disney’s first black princess

Danny McBride: 'Up In The Air' Was A 'Fun Challenge'

Cameron's vision for 'Avatar'

Box office results

Estimated ticket sales for Nov. 20-22

1. “The Twilight Saga: New Moon,” $142.8 million.
2. “The Blind Side,” $34.2 million.
3. “2012,” $26.4 million.
4. “Planet 51,” $12.3 million.
5. “Disney’s A Christmas Carol,” $12.3 million.
6. “Precious: Based on the Novel ‘Push’ by Sapphire,” $10.8 million.
7. “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” $2.8 million.
8. “Couples Retreat,” $2 million.
9. “The Fourth Kind,” $1.7 million.
10. “Law Abiding Citizen,” $1.6 million.

Coming soon

Nov. 25
"The Road"
"The Princess and the Frog"
"Me and Orson Welles"
"Old Dogs"
"Ninja Assassin"

Nov. 27
"The Private Lives of Pippa Lee"
"Brooklyn's Finest"

Dec. 4
“Armored”
“Brothers”
“Everybody’s Fine”
“Serious Moonlight” (limited)
“Transylmania” (limited)

Dec. 11
“The Princess and the Frog”
“Invictus”
“The Lovely Bones”
“Crazy Heart” (limited)

Dec. 18
“Did You Hear About the Morgans?”
“Avatar”
“The Young Victoria” (limited)

Dec. 23
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel

Dec. 25
“Up in the Air”
“It’s Complicated”
“Sherlock Holmes”
“A Single Man”
“Nine”
“The Imaginarium of Doctor Parnassus”
“Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Squeakquel”