Entertainment | entertainment Christmas Comes Early 'Precious' shatters record for per-location average By Marie Morris Posted Nov 8, 2009 1:38 PM CST Copied In this film publicity image released by Disney, Ebenezer Scrooge, voiced by Jim Carrey, is shown carrying Tiny Tim, voiced by Gary Oldman, in a scene from "A Christmas Carol." (AP Photo/Disney, ImageMovers Digital LLC) The stop-motion version of A Christmas Carol topped the weekend box office, opening with a $31 million haul. The figure is a slight disappointment, on the low end of the projected range for the family-friendly flick, reports Variety. The Michael Jackson documentary This is It lost 40% off last week's chart-topping opening, raking in $14 million. Buzz machine Precious opened at just 18 locations and broke the record for per-location average with total ticket sales of $1.8 million. The top five: A Christmas Carol, $31 million Michael Jackson's This Is It, $14 million The Men Who Stare at Goats, $13.3 million The Fourth Kind, $12.5 million Paranormal Activity, $8.6 million Read These Next The country of Eswatini is about to be on your radar. This is why you don't wear metal in MRI rooms. Two of Iran's enrichment sites reportedly could be back soon. Senate claws back aid to public broadcasting. Report an error