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Posted November 27, 2011 by Seth Paul in News
 
 

Weekend Box-Office: Breaking Dawn Thankful for Audiences This Thanksgiving

Last year at this time, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 led the box office pack. This year, another Part 1 does the same…The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1 held the top spot for a second week in a row with an estimated $62.3 million. While the film hasn’t wowed critics, with $221 million in domestic gross (over twice its production costs) it is unlikely Summit Entertainment is worried about any negative reviews.

However, with the exception of Happy Feet Two (third with an estimated $18.3 million), the rest of the top five not only debuted this weekend, but are tops with critics. In second place, The Muppets had a fine start with an estimated $42 million, though the drop-off came quick for Happy Feet Two, Aardman’s Arthur Christmas (an estimated $17 million), and Martin Scorsese’s Hugo (an estimated $15.3 million). No word on success for any of them except The Muppets (almost breaking even on a $45 million budget), but considering the star power involved, it’s unlikely the others are winners as of yet.

Of the bottom five, only eighth-place finisher Puss in Boots didn’t benefit from the holiday weekend, earning an estimated $10.3 million, less than it earned in three days last week. Jack and Jill and Immortals made an estimated $14.1 million and $12.5 million respectively, but neither gained the sort of boost Tower Heist and The Descendants garnered. While only getting to ninth place, Tower Heist picked up an estimated $10.2 million, up from its $7.1 million from last week, while The Descendants gained great ground from a pick-up of 400 theaters and an estimated $9.2 million, well above its $1.2 million earnings the previous week.

Weekend Box-Office (November 23 – November 27)

  1. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn – Part 1…$62.3 million
  2. The Muppets…$42 million
  3. Happy Feet Two…$18.3 million
  4. Arthur Christmas…$17 million
  5. Hugo…$15.3 million
  6. Jack and Jill…$14.1 million
  7. Immortals…$12.5 million
  8. Puss in Boots…$10.3 million
  9. Tower Heist…$10.2 million
  10. The Descendants…$9.2 million
Seth Paul

Seth Paul

When not failing to write novels and screenplays, box-office guru Seth writes humorous comedy tracks for films under the name "The One Man Band" that can be found at Rifftrax.com. Although, he has recently succeeded in writing the novella "Jack Alan and the Case of the Not-Exactly Rocket Scientists," available as an eBook on Amazon. He is also the English voice of Zak in "Zak McKracken: Between Time and Space."