In recession, `Up in the Air' touches down on time

In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from "Up in the Air." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette)

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In recession, `U... In this film publicity image released by Paramount, George Clooney portrays Ryan Bingham in a scene from "Up in the Air." (AP Photo/Paramount Pictures, Dale Robinette)
Nude photo of Po... FILE -- This is a Jan. 15, 2009 file photo, of film director Roman Polanski in Montrouge, France. Polanski was granted bail at $4.5 million on Wednesday Nov. 25, 2009 in a surprising decision that keeps the 76-year-old director imprisoned for up to 10 days pending a possible appeal by the Swiss government. The Swiss Criminal Court reversed its previous rejection of bail, saying it was confident that the large cash guarantee would compel Polanski to remain at his chalet in Switzerland under house arrest and in an electronic bracelet. It still viewed him as a high flight risk. (AP Photo/Michel Euler, File)
Kingsley to play... FILE - In this Nov. 1, 2009 file photo, English actor and Oscar winner Sir Ben Kingsley enjoys a solitary moment during the Tribeca Film Festival 2009, in Doha, Oatar. Kingsley, famous for his Oscar-winning portrayal of Indian independence hero Mohandas Gandhi, is reaching deeper into the country's history with a new role as the Mogul emperor who ordered the construction of the Taj Mahal, the British actor's production company, SBK Pictures, said in a statement sent Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009. (AP Photos/Maneesh Bakshi, File)
Hong Kong direct... In this undated photo released on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009, by MediAdvertising (H.K.) Ltd., Chinese actress Zhao Wei's character Mulan is seen in the film "Mulan." More than a decade after Disney made a blockbuster animated film out of a folk tale about a young woman in ancient China who takes her father's place on the battlefield, Hong Kong director Jingle Ma is taking on the story of Hua Mulan with real actors. (AP Photo/ MediAdvertising (H.K.) Ltd.)
Review: `Old Dog... In this film publicity image released by Disney, John Travolta, left, and Robin Williams are shown in a scene from the film, "Old Dogs." (AP Photo/Disney, Ron Phillips)
Filmmaker Tyler ... FILE - In this Sept. 8, 2009 file photo, Tyler Perry is shown at the premiere of Tyler Perry's "I Can Do Bad All By Myself", in New York. (AP Photo/Peter Kramer, file)
Gael Garcia Bern... In this film publicity image released by IFC Films, Michelle Williams, left, and Gael Garcia Bernal are shown in a scene from, "Mammoth." (AP Photo/IFC Films, Per-Anders Jorgensen)
King Kong figuri... An auction house worker poses for the photographers as she holds the model of King Kong featured in the original 1933 epic film, ahead of its auction, in central London, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. This unique relic was used to allow the animated ape to scale the dizzying heights of the Empire State Building in the films poignant and climactic final scenes. Led by King Kong, Christie's Pop Culture: Vintage Film Posters and Film Memorabilia sale on Nov. 24, will feature 290 vintage film posters, and over 160 items of film memorabilia. (AP Photo/Lefteris Pitarakis)
Review: `Ninja A... In this film publicity image released by Warner Bros., Rain stars as Raizo in a scene from the film "Ninja Assassin." (AP Photo/Warner Bros., Juliana Malucelli)
Michael Jackson ... Jermaine Jackson accepts the award for best soul R&B favorite male artist on behalf of his late brother Michael Jackson at the 37th Annual American Music Awards on Sunday, Nov. 22, 2009, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Matt Sayles)
Bulls escape on ... FILE - In this Feb. 3, 2009 file photo, Tom Cruise attends a photo call to promote his movie "Valkyrie" in Rio de Janeiro. (AP Photo/Ricardo Moraes, File)
Chief: I didn't ... FILE - In this Sept. 1, 2009 file photo actress Sarah Jessica Parker films a scene on location for "Sex and the City 2" in New York. (AP Photo/Charles Sykes)
Banned director ... Mainland China's Lou Ye poses in Hong Kong Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. The prominent Chinese director banned by Beijing on Friday brought his new gay romance to Hong Kong for what is likely the last of a handful of screenings on his home soil. In 2006, Lou Ye was banned from shooting movies for five years after he screened "Summer Palace" at the Cannes Film Festival without government approval. But the 45-year-old director defied the ban, secretly shooting the love story "Spring Fever" with small, digital cameras in the eastern city Nanjing last year. He also entered it at Cannes earlier this year, where it won best screenplay in May. (AP Photo/Kin Cheung)
'2012' a home r... A Chinese cleaner removes trash from a bin near a poster advertising the Hollywood blockbuster 2012 at a theater in Beijing, China, Friday, Nov. 20, 2009. Chinese movie goers are flocking to the movie that appears to portray China as a savior of the world in a doomsday scenario where the earth's overheating core destabilizes the planet's crust and destroys humanity. (AP Photo/Ng Han Guan)
Bullock in New O... Sandra Bullock greets fans while at a red carpet premiere of her latest film, "The Blind Side," New Orleans, Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. (AP Photo/Cheryl Gerber)
James Caan files... In this June 10, 2001 file photo, actor James Caan, left, is shown with his wife, Linda Stokes at the opening of Planet Hollywood in Miami Beach, Fla. (AP Photo/Alan Diaz, file)
Director Pedro A... In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, director Pedro Almodovar, right, gestures as he directs actress Penelope Cruz and Jose Luis Gomez, center, on the set of "Broken Embraces." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics)
Tom Cruise in Au... Actor Tom Cruise waves to media when arriving at the Salzburg airport in Austria, on Thursday, Nov. 19, 2009. Tom Cruise is in Salzburg ti shoot scenes for a movie called "Knight and Day". (AP Photo/Kerstin Joensson)
Jason Reitman do... FILE - In this Oct. 17, 2009 file photo, Canadian director Jason Reitman poses during a photo call to present the movie "Up in the Air" at the 4th edition of the Rome Film Festival, in Rome. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini, file)
Review: Bella mo... Robert Pattinson arrives at The Twilight Saga: New Moon premiere on Monday, Nov. 16, 2009, in Westwood, Calif. (AP Photo/Chris Pizzello)
15 documentary f... Documentary maker Michael Moore speaks at a health-care conference in Toronto on Tuesday, Nov. 17, 2009. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Colin Perkel)
Nicolas Cage vis... Inmates at the Shimo la Tewa GK Prison in Mombasa, Kenya are greeted by Hollywood movie star actor Nicholas Cage, right, who is also the United Nations Goodwill ambassador on Drugs and Crime when he visited the prison, Tuesday Nov, 17, 2009. The prison is under going a major face-lift from the United Nation Office on Drugs and Crime. (UNODC). (AP Photo)
Johnny Depp wins... FILE - In this Nov. 17, 2009 file photo, actor Johnny Depp attends The Museum of Modern Art's film benefit tribute to Tim Burton in New York. Depp was named People magazine's "Sexiest Man Alive" on Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009. (AP Photo/Evan Agostini, File)
Cage uncuffs inn... FILE - In this Sept. 15, 2009 file photo, actor Nicolas Cage poses for a portrait at the 34th Toronto International Film Festival in Toronto. (AP Photo/Carlo Allegri, file)
Review: `Broken ... In this film publicity image released by Sony Pictures Classics, Penelope Cruz, right, and Carmen Machi are shown in a scene from "Broken Embraces." (AP Photo/Sony Pictures Classics)