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Box Sore: Breaking Dawn feasts on family films.
Three new family films fight for Thanksgiving holiday leftovers as The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 1 [TWLI4] sucked in $62.3 million over the five-day weekend to repeat in first place. The vampires have already amssed $221.3 million in10 days.
The Muppets [MUPET] successfully made its comeback with an estimated $42.0 million over the long weekend. The film played to all four quadrants as the audience was split evenly between males and females, while 54% was under the age of 25.
Happy Feet Two [HPYF2] slipped a spot down to third with $18.4 million. The sequel declined 37% when comparing the 3-day portion of the weekend against its opening.
Arthur Christmas [ARTHC] opened in fourth place with $17.0 million over the holiday weekend. The animated film attracted a surprisingly older crowd with 69% over the age of 25.
Hugo [HUGO] earned $15.4 million to debut in fifth place. Paramount opted for a slow roll out to build word of mouth, which has been fantastic with moviegoers.
| Rank | TITLE | W-Th-F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: BREAKING DAWN PT. 1 | $62,300,000 | $221,303,162 |
| 2 | THE MUPPETS | $42,000,000 | $42,000,000 |
| 3 | HAPPY FEET TWO | $18,370,000 | $43,773,000 |
| 4 | ARTHUR CHRISTMAS | $17,000,000 | $17,000,000 |
| 5 | HUGO | $15,380,000 | $15,380,000 |
| 6 | JACK AND JILL | $14,100,000 | $57,417,000 |
| 7 | IMMORTALS | $12,530,000 | $68,632,100 |
| 8 | PUSS IN BOOTS | $10,378,000 | $133,361,000 |
| 9 | TOWER HEIST | $10,197,835 | $65,384,540 |
| 10 | THE DESCENDANTS | $9,000,000 | $10,740,894 |
| 11 | J. EDGAR | $6,765,000 | $28,822,000 |
| 12 | MY WEEK WITH MARILYN | $2,085,000 | $2,085,000 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): TWLI4, MUPET, HPYF2, ARTHC, HUGO
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