‘Avatar’ passes ‘Star Wars’ as No. 3 box office draw
LOS ANGELES— James Cameron's "Avatar" had a $41.3 million weekend to shoot past "Star Wars" as the No. 3 movie on the all-time domestic box office charts. Next stop, "The Dark Knight."
Warner Bros. had a strong No. 2 debut of $31.6 million for its action thriller "The Book of Eli."
