2012 RACKS UP $23.7 MILLION AT THE US BOX OFFICE

I really want to watch this movie on the big screen but, watching movies at theater now a days are expensive. So Im just gonna wait till i had my own copy or if this would be available to rent.

"2012" the latest disaster movie opened to $23.7 million at the US box office last week, putting it on pace for a $60 million weekend that would exceed pre-release projections, according to studio data.

Opening simultaneously in 58 territories, the film also made $36 million if foreign grosses Friday, putting it on track for a worldwide opening that could reach $170 million.

Finishing in second place, Disney's Robert Zemeckis 3D Charles Dickens adaptation of "A Christmas Carol" dropped 38 percent from its premiere a week prior with $5.5 million.

As for 2012, its an auspicious start for a $200 million apocalyptic themed film, which stars John Cusack, Amanda Peet and Woody Harrelson. A typically action packed Emmyrich delivery, it's an easily translatable movie that appears as if it's doing what film makers offering do best: play big abroad.