After setting a couple of box office record on opening day Wednesday, The Twilight Saga: Eclipse [TWLI3] an estimated $82.5 million the long Independence Day weekend. Fangirls have driven up the total to $175.29 million over its first 6 days.
The Last Airbender [BENDR] blew away expectations with an estimated $53.15 million over the 4-day weekend. Family audiences flocked to the fantasy film based on a cartoon series despite poor reviews.
Toy Story 3 [TOYS3] packed in another $42.2 million over the holiday weekend to cross the $300 million milestone in its third weekend.
With Fourth of July falling on Sunday, sophomore holdovers suffered greater declines with Grown Ups [GRWUP] down 53% and Knight and Day [KNDAY] down 48% when comparing the Friday-to-Sunday portion of the weekend.
| TITLE | WEEKEND | TOTAL | |
| 1 | THE TWILIGHT SAGA: ECLIPSE | $82,545,000 | $175,289,978 |
| 2 | THE LAST AIRBENDER | $53,150,000 | $70,550,000 |
| 3 | TOY STORY 3 | $42,223,000 | $301,050,000 |
| 4 | GROWN UPS | $26,500,000 | $85,082,000 |
| 5 | KNIGHT AND DAY | $14,000,000 | $49,308,614 |
| 6 | THE KARATE KID | $11,500,000 | $155,023,000 |
| 7 | THE A-TEAM | $4,275,000 | $70,365,950 |
| 8 | GET HIM TO THE GREEK | $1,626,560 | $57,868,155 |
| 9 | SHREK FOREVER | $1,258,000 | $232,641,000 |
| 10 | CYRUS | $1,019,445 | $1,737,319 |
| 11 | PRINCE OF PERSIA: THE SANDS OF TIME | $917,000 | $88,372,000 |
| 12 | IRON MAN 2 | $886,000 | $308,531,000 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): TWLI3, BENDR, TOYS3, GRWUP, KNDAY