James Cameron is the man. Not only is he the director of the biggest box office earner ever, he is the director of the two biggest box office earners ever. Titanic, and now Avatar. The dude is a box office wizard, and now IMAX is enjoying some of the profits. Make that another record that the film has helped break...

IMAX Loves Avatar Box Office

IMAX Corporation and Twentieth Century Fox today announced that James Cameron's Avatar continued its record-breaking box office run over its third weekend, grossing approximately $8.7 million from 179 IMAX theatres domestically from January 1 through January 3, 2010. The film registered more than 12% of the film's total domestic gross of $68.3 million during that period on less than 3% of the screens, driving the domestic IMAX box office to date to approximately $47.1 million.

The IMAX international release grossed more than $4.0 million from 71 IMAX screens during the weekend, an 11% increase over last weekend. Avatar also posted a record-breaking international single day on Saturday with $1.425 million. The worldwide IMAX box office total for Avatar is estimated to be $67 million as of the end of day Sunday, January 3, 2010.

Hundreds of Couples to Attempt to Break Record For "Most People Kissing Simultaneously" In 10 U.S. Cities

Three, Two, One…Happy New Year! This year, party revelers can celebrate more than the New Year by kissing their way to a new Colgate® Wisp® Guinness World Records® record. On December 31, 2009 couples in ten cities across the U.S. will prepare for the New Year’s “Midnight Kiss” with Colgate® Wisp®, the first of its kind single use mini toothbrush, as they attempt to set a new Guinness World Records record for the most couples kissing simultaneously in multiple locations.

Setting the Record…With a Kiss

Hundreds of couples will be prepping for the “Midnight Kiss” as they attempt the Colgate Wisp Guinness World Records record. In order to set the new record, at the stroke of midnight (Central Standard Time) 20 couples in ten different locations will need to simultaneously kiss. This is the first “most people kisses simultaneously” record attempt during which a Guinness World Records® Adjudicator will be present to immediately certify the record, expected to be attained at sometime between 11:45 p.m. and 12:00 a.m. (CST). An announcement to the local, national and international press will be made shortly thereafter by Guinness World Records.

Couples will be eligible for the Guinness World Records attempt by attending a New Year’s Eve party hosted by New Year’s Nation. New Year's Nation connects thousands of people in multiple cities on the biggest night of the year by hosting simultaneous New Year's Eve parties across four time zones. Visit www.NewYearsNation.com for additional event details.

New Year’s Nation parties will be occurring on Friday, December 31, 2009 in the following cities/locations:
• Austin, TX – Karma Lounge
• Dallas, TX – Aloft Hotel
• Denver, CO – Ritz Carlton
• Detroit, MI – The Royal Oak Theatre
• Los Angeles, CA – The Ricardo Montalban Theatre
• Minneapolis, MN – 414 SOUNDBAR
• New York, NY - Doubletree Guest Suites - Times Square
• Philadelphia, PA - The National Constitution Center
• Philadelphia, PA – The Crystal Team Room
• Portland, OR – The Portland Art Museum
• Seattle, WA – The Cirque Event Center

Get Kiss Ready with Colgate Wisp

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Burj Dubai, the world's tallest building (skyscraper) is all set to open today as Dubai look for to reawaken optimism behind its economic crisis.

General information

Height Antenna or spire - 818 m (2,684 ft), Floor - 160 habitable floors, Floor area - 334,000 m2 (3,595,100 sq ft)

Companies involved

Structural engineer - Bill Baker at SOM, Architect - Skidmore, Owings and Merrill

The tower's height has been kept a closely watched over secret until now. Developer Emaar Properties PJSC will reveal the height known to exceed 800 meters (2,625 feet) -- on Tuesday and Dubai's ruler will inaugurate the opening.

Experts believe Dubai's recent financial troubles have not hurt sales of approximately 1,100 residential units in the Burj -- meaning tower in Arabic -- saying they were nearly all sold.

Support with 12,000 labors and from the height of the economic explosion and built, the world's tallest skyscraper will open on Monday at Dubai. This opening has been delayed since construction began in 2004. Now day’s Dubai becomes a famous for skyscrapers and seven member of the UAE, gained a reputation for creation of islands shaped palms and ski slope in the desert.

The total budget for the Burj Dubai project is about US $4.1 billion; and for the entire new "Downtown Dubai", US $20 billion. Burj Dubai had reached US $4,000 per sq ft (over US $43,000 per m2) and that the Armani Residences, also in Burj Dubai, were selling for US $3,500 per sq ft (over US $37,500 per m2).

The development has been scrutinized by human rights groups, who have objected to its treatment of laborers, as well as by environmentalist who said the building would act as a power void, increasing the city's already massive carbon footprint.

But despite the criticism, many say the edifice, believed to have cost $1.5 billion to build, and are an architectural marvel.

The emirate's announcement in November that it would seek a debt standstill for one of its largest conglomerates, the Burj Dubai is seen as a positive start to the year after a bleak 2009.

As we do every year, we tallied up the most popular movie trailers of '09, according to video streaming numbers. And it proved to be a big year: the two most popular videos each nabbed over 20 million views. By and large, the top trailers of the year were mostly box-office behemoths, featuring killer robots, sparkly vampires, and airborne senior citizens. One trailer, however, was not for a blockbuster even though it did star Debbie Gibson and Lorenzo Lamas. We listed the top ten trailers of the year below. See if you can figure out which flick of the bunch wasn't a big hit.

1. THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON

2. TRANSFORMERS: REVENGE OF THE FALLEN

3. 2012

4. TERMINATOR SALVATION

5. HARRY POTTER AND THE HALF-BLOOD PRINCE

6. G.I. JOE

7. STAR TREK

8. MEGA SHARK VS. GIANT OCTOPUS

9. AVATAR

10. UP

The "husband-hunting" bra has been manufactured by the international lingerie firm amid Japan's falling marriage rate and with the age of the average bride now 28 or over.

Triumph publicist Keiko Masuda said of the bra, which features a self-set counter: "First you decide your target time or deadline until marriage and the countdown clock will start.

"Once you find your life partner and get engaged, you have to insert the engagement ring into the slot and the clock stops and The Wedding March begins."

She added: "Japanese women are becoming more aggressive than men, working actively to make marriage happen, whereas in the past it was men who led women towards marriage. The roles have switched completely."

Japanese government statistics show nearly 57 per cent of women under 34 are unmarried and strategic marriage-hunting enterprises have blossomed.

Some 3,800 firms have Japanese match-making businesses, making a market for a beau-targeting bra a no-brainer. Once the wedding deal is done, though, the bra includes a holder for the family seal and a pen to sign a pre- or post-nuptial agreement.