Sandra Bullock's football drama, The Blind Side, won the box office this week in its third week in theatres. This prevented New Moon from a third consecutive box office win. The Blind Side, based on a book by Michael Lewis, tells the story of Michael Oher who grew up in poverty and was adopted by Sean and Leigh Anne Tuohy and became a top college football prospect. Sandra Bullock plays Leigh Anne Tuohy. Michael Oher is now an offensive lineman for the Baltimore Ravens in the NFL. The film made another $20 million to take its box office total to $129 million. New Moon was second and added $15 million to its massive $255 million total.
Brothers starring Tobey Maguire, Natalie Portman and Jake Gyllenhaal made over $9 million and opened in third. Jim Carrey's A Christmas Carol continues to linger near the top of the box office charts each week. It finished fourth, made $7.5 million and now has a box office total of $115 million. Disney's Old Dogs starring John Travolta and Robin Williams came in fifth and Screen Gem's thriller
