Thanksgiving weekend moviegoers gobbled up the Reese Witherspoon and Vince Vaughn holiday comedy ” Four Christmases,” which debuted at No. 1 with $31.7 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
The Warner Bros. release, featuring Witherspoon and Vaughn as a couple suffering through four separate family holiday gatherings, raised its total to $46.7 million since opening Wednesday to get a head start on the long weekend.
The vampire romance “Twilight,” which had a huge No. 1 opening the previous weekend, took a steep 62 percent decline from its $69.6 million debut and was neck-and-neck for second place with Disney’s animated family flick “Bolt.”
Based on Sunday’s estimates, “Bolt” had a slight lead with $26.6 million for the weekend, compared to $26.4 million for “Twilight.” Their rankings could change once final numbers are released Monday.
“Twilight” raised its 10-day total to $119.7 million, while “Bolt” lifted its sum to $66.9 million.
The weekend’s other new wide release, the Nicole Kidman - Hugh Jackman epic ” Australia,” opened at No. 5 with $14.8 million for the weekend and $20 million since debuting Wednesday.
The 20th Century Fox film reunites Kidman with ” Moulin Rouge ” director Baz Luhrmann for a World War II -era romance between an aristocratic British woman and an Australian ranch hand.
Sean Penn’s drama “Milk” got off to a great start in limited release, coming in at No. 10 with $1.4 million in just 36 theaters. The film had a strong average of $38,375 a cinema, compared with $9,571 in 3,310 theaters for “Four Christmases.”
Here is this weekend’s Top 12, courtesy of Yahoo.com -
Weekend Box Office Estimates (U.S.)
Nov 28 - 30 weekend
| This Wk | Last Wk | Title | Weekend Gross | Cumulative Gross |
Rlse Wks |
# of Theaters |
|
| 1 | - | Four Christmases | $31,680,000 | $46,710,000 | 1 | 3310 | |
| 2 | 3 | Bolt | $26,596,000 | $66,862,000 | 2 | 3654 | |
| 3 | 1 | Twilight | $26,370,000 | $119,688,000 | 2 | 3425 | |
| 4 | 2 | Quantum Of Solace | $19,500,000 | $142,056,000 | 3 | 3501 | |
| 5 | - | Australia | $14,815,000 | $20,000,000 | 1 | 2642 | |
| 6 | 4 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | $14,500,000 | $159,511,000 | 4 | 3709 | |
| 7 | - | Transporter 3 | $12,330,000 | $18,500,000 | 1 | 2626 | |
| 8 | 5 | Role Models | $5,284,000 | $57,896,000 | 4 | 2195 | |
| 9 | 8 | The Boy in the Striped Pajamas | $1,690,000 | $5,160,000 | 4 | 582 | |
| 10 | - | Milk | $1,381,000 | $1,866,000 | 1 | 36 | |
| 11 | 11 | Slumdog Millionaire | $1,367,000 | $3,565,000 | 3 | 49 | |
| 12 | 6 | Changeling | $1,207,000 | $33,859,000 | 6 | 1010 |
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