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A sci-fi love story has been beaten by an earthbound romance at the box office, as 'Dear John' debuts as the No. 1 film, leaving 'Avatar' in second place.

Channing Tatum and Amanda Seyfried play a couple in 'Dear John.' LOS ANGELES -- A sci-fi love story has given way to an earthbound romance at the box office, livening up typically slow times at theaters over Super Bowl weekend.

The 3-D sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar" and war thriller "The Hurt Locker" each gathered nine Oscar nominations on Tuesday morning.

The sci-fi Avatar is the box-office champ for the sixth week in a row and is safely on its way to becoming the highest-grossing movie of all time, dethroning Titanic.

Over the weekend, James Cameron's Avatar earned an additional $36 million this weekend, climbing to...click to read more.

The James Cameron's sci-fi spectacle is now the second highest-grossing movie of all time.

James Cameron's sci-fi epic climbs to No. 3 on the all-time domestic box office charts with another $41.3 million over the weekend.

KANEOHE, Hawaii - President Barack Obama's family is watching the movie "Avatar." The Obamas visited a movie theater near their rented vacation home in Hawaii on Thursday morning for a screening of the sci-fi spectacular.

James Cameron launched his sci-fi epic 'Avatar' into a safe orbit as the costly film soared to No. 1 with $73 million domestically and $159.2 million overseas, for a $232.2 million worldwide total.

Zoe Saldana plays the warrior Neytiri in "Avatar." Oscar winning-directory James Cameron's sci-fi epic Avatar opens in cinemas today amidst high expectations.

The movie has already been hailed as the "future of filmmaking" and the stunning fantasy world Cameron has created more than lives up to the hype, according to impressed critics. Watch a tour of "Pandora", the moon where the movie is based on.

Opening Dec. 18 to much anticipation, the James Cameron sci-fi extravaganza is the filmmaker's most ambitious undertaking yet.