The North American box offic

After the cinema box office battle over the New Year, Spring Festival and Valentine's Day, the Chinese film market has entered a slower period. So let's turn our attention to the North American box office and see what's going on over there.

NO.5 "Coraline"

"Coraline" is a 2009 animated stop-motion 3D horror fantasy film based on Neil Gaiman's novella of the same name. Coraline Jones moves into a new house with her loving but distracted parents. While exploring her new surroundings, Coraline comes across a small door, though the entrance beyond it is bricked up. One night, Coraline goes through a dark corridor beyond the door and starts a fantastic experience in another world. Director Henry Selick is an American stop motion director, producer and writer who is best known for directing "The Nightmare Before Christmas" in 1993.

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NO.4 "Confessions of a Shopaholic"

"Confessions of a Shopaholic" is a film adaptation of the Shopaholic series of novels by Sophie Kinsella. A college graduate named Rebecca Bloomwood moves to Manhattan to nurture her shopping addiction and get involved in the New York magazine world. Her dream job is to work for fashion magazine Alette, instead she becomes a columnist for a financial magazine published by the same company. Despite being able to give great financial advice she is unable to admit her own addiction to shopping. She is up to her neck in debt, and is being chased by debt collectors. Director P.J. Hogan's first big hit was the 1994 Australian film "Muriel's Wedding" followed by "My Best Friend's Wedding" in 1997.