...a record breaking number (and a partridge in a peartree).
(Cut me some slack here, I'm a Heeb).
Anyways, you get the point: It was a record breaking holiday season for the film industry...
"There was enough Christmas cheer for nearly everyone at the domestic B.O., which tallied its biggest weekend in history as a number of films -- led by 20th Century's 3D juggernaut 'Avatar' -- benefited from moviegoers stuffing themselves silly.
Revenues for the frame reached an estimated $280 million, overtaking the $260 million earned the weekend 'The Dark Knight' opened in July 2008.
In another milestone, domestic ticket sales for 2009 jumped the $10 billion mark for the first time ever, capping a record-breaking year that is running 12% ahead of last year. Attendance is up more than 5%."