The Twihards remained loyal to the end as the fifth and final film in the franchise The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2 [TWLI5] topped the weekend box office with an estimated $141.3 million. The opening was ahead of last year's Breaking Dawn Part 1's $138.1 million, but short of New Moon's series best $142.8 million. The audience was 79% female and 50% over the age of 25 years. As with all previous installment, the finale ill be heavily front-loaded to opening weekend.
Last's weekend champ Skyfall [JB23] finished second with $41.5 million, dropping 53% from its debut. The Bond adventure has already amassed $161.3 million.
Expanding wide after a week of limited release, Lincoln [ABE] talied $21.0 million for third place. The historical drama attracted an older crowd with 67% over the age of 35. The well-reviewd Lincoln should have long legs through award season.
Wreck-It Ralph [RALPH] smashed another $18.3 million to rank fourth. The animated film has scored $121.5 million after 3 weekends.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | TWILIGHT: BREAKING DAWN PT. 2 | $141,300,000 | $141,300,000 |
| 2 | SKYFALL | $41,500,000 | $161,337,000 |
| 3 | LINCOLN | $21,000,000 | $22,419,000 |
| 4 | WRECK-IT RALPH | $18,312,000 | $121,479,000 |
| 5 | FLIGHT | $8,615,000 | $61,336,000 |
| 6 | ARGO | $4,070,000 | $92,022,000 |
| 7 | TAKEN 2 | $2,100,000 | $134,624,389 |
| 8 | PITCH PERFECT | $1,262,250 | $61,078,608 |
| 9 | HERE COMES THE BOOM | $1,200,000 | $41,019,000 |
| 10 | THE SESSIONS | $900,000 | $2,803,434 |
| 10 | CLOUD ATLAS | $900,000 | $24,894,000 |
| 10 | HOTEL TRANSYLVANIA | $900,000 | $142,700,000 |
Tag(s): TWLI5, JB23, ABE, RALPH