Holiday cheer arrived especially early this year with the weekend release of the animated “A Christmas Carol.”  The film led the box office with $175 million, according to EW.com.  Jim Carrey plays multiple roles in the film adaption of the Charles Dickens’ story.

“This Is It,” the Michael Jackson concert documentary, was in second place with $14 million, dropping 40 percent in its second weekend. The new comedy “The Men Who Stare at Goats,” starring George Clooney, came in third with $13.3 million.

The Oprah-endorsed and Sundance-winning film “Precious” broke the record for per-screen average for a movie opening in more than 10 theaters. The drama starring Mo’Nique, Mariah Carey and Gabourey Sidibe grossed $1.8 million on only 18 screens.

Tweeps sounded off on each film:

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   SarahRStanyon has just been to see a christmas carol. Great film. Not sure about the whole 3D thing. Makes it pretty scary!
2. 
   yazilovefish A Christmas Carol is such a delightful eye blowing journey! u got to watch it in 3d imax tho!
3. 
   natashahurt doesn’t care how strange the title is, I’m still going to see “Men Who Stare at Goats.” Why, you ask? 2 words. George Clooney…
4. 
   MovieMegan ‘A Christmas Carol’ is v disturbing & not in the way Dickens meant. Every1 in theater was either bored or frightened. Two thumbs way down!
5. 
   AndreaDozier Finally saw a trailer for “A Christmas Carol” & I can’t wait to see it! Looks artistic & haunting, so fitting…
6. 
   sharonfe Just went to see ‘This is it’. Nice, but a bit cheesy with all that ‘love’
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   TamaraTobing I’ve watched “This Is It” twice but still wanna watch it again. I ♥ Michael Jackson forever.
8. 
   Michellemmm @johnhood A Christmas Carol was so good! He captured Dickens’ London beautifully. Will see it again.

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   RobertRave Precious was worth the hype. The performances and the subject matter is still with me hours later. Go see it.
2. 
   andywhitedc THE MEN WHO STARE AT GOATS is long #newyorker cartoon. You know it must be humorous but you can’t figure out why you’re missing the point.
3. 
   Lonnys_world @Oprah Precious, was an INCREDIBLE film!! OSCAR worthy…Every character had great acting chops. Mo’Nique…WOW! She’s more than a comedian!

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