You saw the movie, but did you read the book?
Films based on books were box office hits over the Thanksgiving weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com. Six of the top 10 per-screen earners are based on books.
Two films still in limited release did impressively well: the just-released indie Me & Orson Welles, based on the novel by Robert Kaplow (playing in just four theaters), brought in an estimated $16,200 per screen, while The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer-winning novel, brought in $13,721 per screen.
Next was the Sandra Bullock vehicle The Blind Side (based on Michael Lewis's book), which earned $12,779 per screen, followed by Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, at $10,694; The Twilight Saga: New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestseller, at $10,515; and the just-released indie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (by Rebecca Miller), at $8,000 per screen.
Films based on books were box office hits over the Thanksgiving weekend, according to boxofficemojo.com. Six of the top 10 per-screen earners are based on books.
Two films still in limited release did impressively well: the just-released indie Me & Orson Welles, based on the novel by Robert Kaplow (playing in just four theaters), brought in an estimated $16,200 per screen, while The Road, based on Cormac McCarthy's Pulitzer-winning novel, brought in $13,721 per screen.
Next was the Sandra Bullock vehicle The Blind Side (based on Michael Lewis's book), which earned $12,779 per screen, followed by Precious, based on the novel Push by Sapphire, at $10,694; The Twilight Saga: New Moon, based on Stephenie Meyer's bestseller, at $10,515; and the just-released indie The Private Lives of Pippa Lee (by Rebecca Miller), at $8,000 per screen.