After two weeks of being number two at the weekend box office, The Blind Side [BLDSD] is the new number one film in the country. The football drama scored an estimated $20.4 million to bring its cumulative total to $129.3 million.
Former champion The Twilight Saga: New Moon [TWLI2] slipped down to the second spot with $15.7 million. The fantasy romance has sucked in $255.6 million.
Of the weekend's new wide releases, Brothers [BRTHS] fared best with a debut of $9.7 million in third place. Jake Gyllenhaal, Tobey Maguire and Natalie Portman starred in the drama directed by Jim Sheridan.
Sony's heist film Armored [ARMRD] opened in sixth place with just $6.6 million, while Miramax's holiday film Everybody's Fine [EBFIN] rounded out the top 10 with $4.0 million.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | THE BLIND SIDE | $20,440,000 | $129,264,000 |
| 2 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: NEW MOON | $15,704,000 | $255,639,424 |
| 3 | BROTHERS | $9,700,000 | $9,700,000 |
| 4 | DISNEY'S A CHRISTMAS CAROL | $7,520,000 | $115,006,000 |
| 5 | OLD DOGS | $6,901,000 | $33,934,000 |
| 6 | ARMORED | $6,600,000 | $6,600,000 |
| 7 | 2012 | $6,600,000 | $148,787,000 |
| 8 | NINJA ASSASSIN | $5,030,000 | $29,790,000 |
| 9 | PLANET 51 | $4,300,000 | $33,966,000 |
| 10 | EVERYBODY'S FINE | $4,027,000 | $4,027,000 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): BLDSD, TWLI2, BRTHS, ARMRD, EBFIN