James Cameron’s sci-fi epic Avatar dominated the box office over the weekend, raking in over $73 million in ticket sales. The massively expensive film still has a way to go however, before it recoups the reported $300 to $500 million spent making the movie.

The George Clooney starring drama Up in the Air leads the 2010 Golden Globe nominations this year with six nods to the critically acclaimed film. The Golden Globe nominations for 2010 were announced on Tuesday.