In fact, much of the top ten looks very much the same, save for expected weekly revenue declines. Lincoln held its third place spot with an estimated $13.5 million (the previous Thanksgiving weekend a boon for the film, which had initially had a mild opening weekend), while Rise of the Guardians, Life of Pi, and Wreck-It Ralph held their places with estimates of $13.5 million, $12 million, and $7 million respectively. All three films (two CG, one relying heavily on fantasy CG imagery) are struggling a bit on the domestic front and will most likely require a boost from overseas ticket sales to make their budget investments worthwhile, though Wreck-It Ralph has proven stronger domestically than overseas; Rise of the Guardians and Life of Pi have actually done slightly better outside of the United States.
The new black comedy/action thriller/political satire Killing Them Softly fared a little better with critics than it did with audiences, the relatively low budget film ($15 million) getting a good head start with an estimated $7 million, but not smashing any box office records. At half its costs in its first week, though, it is faring better comparatively than Red Dawn, which, with an estimated $6.6 million this weekend, also sits at half its costs, but is unlikely to make back its $65 million budget in its time at the theater. Flight earned an estimated $4.5 million, and will likely exit the top ten next week a winner with a domestic total of $81.5 million to its $31 million production costs, while newcomer The Collection, a sequel to 2009’s The Collector, will most likely not, its initial bid for the box office a mere $3.4 million estimate for a film getting a critical and audience panning, as well as costing $10 million in the first place.
Weekend Box-Office (November 30th – December 3rd)
- The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2…$17.4 million
- Skyfall…$17 million
- Lincoln…$13.5 million
- Rise of the Guardians…$13.5 million
- Life of Pi…$12 million
- Wreck-It Ralph…$7 million
- Killing Them Softly…$7 million
- Red Dawn…$6.6 million
- Flight…$4.5 million
- The Collection…$3.4 million
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