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LOS ANGELES – Hollywood is crossing a new milestone as domestic revenues top $10 billion for the first time.
Box-office analyst Paul Dergarabedian of Hollywood.com projected that 2009 receipts would pass that mark Tuesday.
The box office already surpassed the $9.7 billion total in 2007, which had been the previous record year for domestic ticket sales.
Dergarabedian estimates the movie industry could finish this year with revenues in the $10.5 billion range.
A huge Christmas weekend is ahead with Robert Downey Jr.'s "Sherlock Holmes," Meryl Streep's "It's Complicated" and an "Alvin and the Chipmunks" sequel hitting theaters.
Britney Spears is hoping that before 2009 ends, her boyfriend Jason Trawick will pop the question, or so says In Touch Weekly.