Avatar tops US box office in 2009
Avatar was the most successful feature film at the American box office, according to Box Office Mojo. Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen was in second place.

1. Avatar ($659 m) -
2. Transformers 2 ($402 m)
3. Harry Potter 6 ($301 m)
4. Twilight: New Moon ($294 m)
5. Up ($293 m)
6. The Hangover ($277m)
7. Star Trek ($257m)
8. The Blind Side ($244m)
9. Alvin & the Chipmunks 2 ($213m)
10. Sherlock Holmes ($204m)
11. Monsters Vs. Aliens ($198m)
12. Ice Age 3 ($196m)
13. Wolverine ($179m)
14. Night at the Museum 2 ($177m)
15. 2012 ($165 m)

Mr. Bones 2 tops SA box office for 2000s

Mr. Bones 2 was the most popular movie in South Africa in the 2000s, although Avatar overtakes it if you count its 3D and normal releases together.

1. Mr. Bones 2 (34.964 m)
2. Mr Bones (R33.062 m)
3. Shrek 2 (R33.057 m)
4. Avatar (R28.668 m)
5. Mama Jack (R27.245 m)
6. Mamma Mia (R24.971 m)
7. Passion of the Christ (R24.792m)
8. Lord of the Rings (R23.638 m)
9. Oh Schucks I’m Gatvol (23.425m)
10. Casino Royale (R23.033m)
11. Twilight: New Moon (R22.954 m)
12. Shrek 3 (R22.631 m)
13. Spiderman (R22.314 m)
14. Ice Age 2 (R21.967 m)
Courtesy of Nu Metro

Avatar tops global box office for 2000s

Avatar was the most successful feature film at the international box office, according to Box Office Mojo. The Lord of the Rings: Return of the King was in second place.

1. Avatar ($2.3 b)
2. LOTR: Return of the King ($1.1 b)
3. Pirates of the Caribbean 2 ($1.1 b)
4. The Dark Knight ($1 b)
5. Harry Potter 1 ($974 m)
6. Pirates of the Caribbean 3 ($961 m)
7. Harry Potter 5 ($938 m)
8. Harry Potter 6 ($934m
9. LOTR: Two Towers ($925m)
10. Star Wars Ep 1. ($924m)
11.Shrek 2 ($920m)
12. Harry Potter 4 ($896m)
13. Spiderman 3 ($891m)
14. Night at the Museum 2 ($177m)
15. 2012 ($165 m)

Generations and re-runs top 2009 TV rankings

SABC1/National Overall
1. Generations (26.5%, 6.17 m, 62.62%)
2. FIFA Confed Cup: Brazil vs. SA (25.6%, 5.93 m, 63.68%)
3. Generations (23.6, 5.68m, 60.41%)
4. FIFA Confed Cup: SA vs. NZ (23.3%, 5.41m, 61.77%)
5. Tshisa (22.9%, 5.31m, 56.91%)
6. Generations 15 year (22%, 5.11m, 53.77%)
7. Generations 15 Year (20.9%, 4.84m, 54.04%)
8. Mirror Mirror (20.7%, 4.80m, 52.66%)
9. FIFA Confed Cup: Spain vs. SA (20.7%, 4.80m, 55.50%)
10. Soul City (20.2%, 4.69m, 51.73%)

SABC2
1. Moferefere Lenyalong (12.9%, 3.04m, 33.64%)
2. Stokvel (11.7%, 2.75m, 32.35%)
3. Jacob Zuma documentary (10.7%, 2.48m, 44.90%)
4. Mponeng (10.7%, 2.48m, 34.75%) 5. SA’s Got Talent (10.5%, 2.52m, 27.09%)
6. 7de Laan (10.4%, 2.42m, 28.39%)
7. Muvhango (10.3%, 2.41m, 28.63%)
8. Presidential Inauguration (9.5%, 2.21m, 38.43%)
9. 7de Laan (9.4%, 2.26m, 29.49%)
10. Inauguration ceremony (9%, 2.08m, 42.11%)

SABC3
1. There’s a Zulu on My Stoep (12.1%, 2.81m ,34.18%)
2. Oh Shucks Here Comes Untag (11.2%, 2.59m, 30.97%)
3. Sweet ‘n Short (10.8%, 2.49m, 30.50%)
4. Enter the Dragon (9.4%, 2.25m, 26.46%)
5. The Scorpion King (9.1%, 2.12m, 24.95%)
6. Oh Schucks It’s Schuster (9%, 2.08m, 29.11%)
7. John Q (8.6%, 1.99m, 24.17%)
8. Days of Our Lives (8.4%, 1.96m, 36.59%)
9. Hulk (8.4%, 1.94m, 25.61%)
10. The Best of Leon Schuster (8.3%, 1.91m, 21.29%)

e-TV
1. XXX: The Next Level (16%, 3.71m, 46.05%)
2. 3 Ninjas (15.7%, 3.63m, 43.35%)
3. Fantastic Four (14.5%, 3.37m, 39.72%)
4. Like Mike 2: Streetball (14.5%, 3.36m, 41.10%)
5. Are We There Yet? (13.7%, 3.17m, 37.15%)
6. Taxi (13.3%, 3.09m, 42.95%)
7. Speed (13%, 3.02m, 37.82%)
8. Best of the Best 3 (12.8%, 2.97m, 35.32%)
9. Fantastic Four (12.7%, 3.05m, 35.91%)
10. X2 (12.4%, 2.87m, 39.60%)

M-Net
1. Indiana Jones & the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (1.9%, 460 249, 5.98%)
2. Carte Blanche (1.6, 378 294, 4.32%)
3. Idols V (1.4, 332 587, 4.12%)
4. CSI Miami (1.2, 288 585, 3.27%)
5. Huisgenoot Skouspel (1.2, 282 453, 3.60)
6. Egoli - Place of Gold (1.2, 275 520, 3.38)
7. Binnelanders (1.2, 274 418, 3.55%)
8. Grey’s Anatomy (1.2, 267 529, 2.75%)
9. Binnelanders (1.1, 266 054, 4.05%)
10. Rugby: Lions vs. SA (1.1, 243 705, 4.53%)

Stats courtesy of South African Advertising Research Foundation (SAARF). Figures apply to AMR %, AMR, and SHR% respectively.

Most watched online
We’re expecting the new decade to be dominated by the Internet, so it’s interested to see what content people are watching online.

YouTube videos
1. Susan Boyle - Britain’s Got Talent (120m+)
2. David After Dentist (37m+)
3. JK Wedding Entrance Dance (33m+)
4. New Moon trailer (31m+)
5. Evian Roller Babies (27m+)

YouTube music videos
1. Pitbull - I Know You Want Me (82m+)
2. Miley Cyrus - The Climb (64m+)
3. Miley Cyrus - Party in the USA (54m+)
4. The Lonely Island - I’m on a Boat (48m+)
5. Keri Hilson - Knock You Down (35m+)

Zoopy
1. Nando’s interview with Julius Malema: 54 709 views
2. Sleeping around is sleeping around: 47 055
3. Messed up SA national anthem: 43 252
4. Z News pilot: 28 542
5. Nando’s Julius TV ad blurred out: 20 262
6. Julius Malema vs Debora Patta on 3rd degree: 20 012
7. Terrorist under the car: 16 863
8. The making of the Cape Town 9 gigapixel image: 14 054
9. Private Property Auction: 12 658
10. CCTV footage from creche: 9 752

Courtesy of youtube and zoopy