The box office was plentiful over the Thanksgiving holiday weekend as Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, Part 1 [HPOT7] remained at the top with an estimated $50.3 million weekend and $76.3 million from Wednesday to Sunday. When comparing the Friday-Sunday portion, the fantasy sequel dropped 60% from its frontloaded opening weekend.
Disney's irreverent take on Rapunzel Tangled [RAPUN] debuted in second place with $50.3 million over the weekend and $69.0 million over five days.
In its fourth weekend, Megamind [MEGAM] still managed another $17.5 million over the long holiday weekendto bring its cumulative total to $130.5 million.
Burlesque [BURLS] fared best of the other new wide releases. The musical romance earned $17.2 million from Wednesday to Sunday.
The romance Love and Other Drugs [LVDRG] charted at sixth overall with $14.0 million over five days.
The action film Faster [FASTR] tallied $12.2 million to open in seventh place.
| Rank | TITLE | F-S-S | W-T-F-S-S | TOTAL |
| 1 | HARRY POTTER AND THE DEATHLY HALLOWS PART 1 | $50,345,000 | $76,285,000 | $220,352,000 |
| 2 | TANGLED | $49,100,000 | $69,000,000 | $69,000,000 |
| 3 | MEGAMIND | $12,850,000 | $17,552,000 | $130,466,000 |
| 4 | BURLESQUE | $11,800,000 | $17,200,000 | $17,200,000 |
| 5 | UNSTOPPABLE | $11,750,000 | $16,175,000 | $60,725,926 |
| 6 | LOVE AND OTHER DRUGS | $9,850,000 | $14,000,000 | $14,000,000 |
| 7 | FASTER | $8,708,300 | $12,200,000 | $12,200,000 |
| 8 | DUE DATE | $7,300,000 | $10,250,000 | $85,018,000 |
| 9 | THE NEXT THREE DAYS | $4,840,000 | $6,630,000 | $14,550,836 |
| 10 | MORNING GLORY | $4,030,000 | $5,468,000 | $26,451,000 |
| 11 | 127 HOURS | $1,725,000 | $2,309,000 | $4,440,901 |
| 12 | FAIR GAME | $1,583,000 | $1,981,000 | $5,975,826 |
Source: Exhibitor Relations Co.
Tag(s): HPOT7, RAPUN, MEGAM, BURLS, LVDRG, FASTR